Following A Lark

by George Mackay Brown and George Mackay-Brow

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A country boy creeps unwillingly to school on a lark-filled summer morning. Norse crusaders, preparing to sail on Earl Rognvald's crusade in 1151 break into the burial chamber at Maeshowe seeking treasure, and cut runes in its massive stones. And the famous Iceland poet Thorbjorn leaves his farm to join the group of poets whose lyrics stud like gems that famous pilgrimage. The ancient northern ceremonies of solstice and equinox, Easter and Yule, are brought to vivid life in the poems collected in this book, and so also are some of the holidays of the Christian calender.

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  • ISBN10 184854944X
  • ISBN13 9781848549449
  • Publish Date 27 March 2014 (first published 16 May 1996)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher John Murray Press
  • Imprint John Murray Learning
  • Edition Digital original
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Pages 96
  • Language English