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Lion of Ireland

By: Morgan Llywelyn
Narrated by: Mil Nicholson
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King. Warrior. Lover.

Brian Boru was stronger, braver, and wiser than all other men-the greatest king Ireland has ever known. Out of the mists of the country's most violent age, he merged to lead his people to the peak of their golden era.

His women were as remarkable as his adventures: Fiona, the druidess with mystical powers; Deirdre, beautiful victim of a Norse invader's brutal lust; Gormlaith, six-foot, red-haired goddess of sensuality.

Set against the barbaric splendors of the 10th century, Lion of Ireland is a story rich in truth and legend-in which friends become deadly enemies, bedrooms turn into battlefields, and dreams of glory are finally fulfilled.

©1981 Morgan Llywelyn (P)2020 Tantor Fantasy Fiction Historical Fiction Medieval Magic Middle ages

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It's so refreshing to listen to Irish history instead of the dominated English history...
Excellent book, would love loads more like it.

The only problem with it is the narrator's constant mispronunciation of Irish names, town lands, etc. otherwise loved it.

Brian Boru ... King of Ireland....Loved it.

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Morgan Llywelyn has here produced probably the best work of fiction relating to Irish history that I have yet come across.

I would classify this more as historical fantasy than fiction as, although she manages to produce an accurate image of Gaelic and Viking Ireland in the time of Boru, supernatural occurances and the fulfilment of prophecies make it less realist.

While Mil Nicholson gets some of the pronunciations of Irish personal names wrong (Tadhg she pronounces as Tayj), in the main she carries an Irish accent without sounding ridiculous and gets place names right.

I look forward to listening to Pride of Lions next, and if Nicholson could narrate Grania in the future it would be another credit spent.

Epic

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One of my greatest listens in Audible. A fabulous telling of the story of one of Ireland’s great historical figures. First book I have read (listened to) by Morgan Llywelyn and definitely not the last . The richness of her writing weaves an immersive story that is enrapturing. Full marks also to the narrator!

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I really enjoyed this tale and I loved the description of characters and events. The characters really came to life and I loved how the author navigated through the story telling it from each characters viewpoint. The story gave a fascinating insight into what Brian Ború may have been like. I have a greater understanding into why the name Brian Boru is associated with that of one Ireland's Heroes. I didn't know much about home before listening to this book and thoroughly enjoyed finding out more about him. I will definitely be reading one of Morgan Llwelyn's books in the future. Although I won't be listening to it on audio. The narrator misprounced several Irish words and names throughout the story. As a speaker of the language it really grated on my ears. It's such a shame given the wealth of knowledge and research put into this book by the author.

Beautifully crafted story exploring Brian Ború

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Brings ancient history to life..
A wonderful insightful story. Powerfully written. And narrated excellently
5 stars is not enough for this masterpiece.

A masterpiece.

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as an Irish person I had heard of Brian Boru but knew little about him, this is a vivid story which is based on the life of a fascinating man, I dos find the accents a bit off putting at first because Irish accents are very distinct to Irish people but to non Irish the accents are generic. , I did war6to the narrator as she was an excellent storyteller.

Great story and very good marathon

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very well researched book about an under-explored period of irish history. The choice to have it narrated by a woman with an English accent kind of soured the experience. Countless names mispronounced, and subtle quirks of speech going unnoticed.
This book made early medieval irish history feel much less distant and much more real, and is a reminder that irish history isn't all about life under the jackboot

strange choice of narrator

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