Martyrology Book 6 Books. bp Nichol

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СКАЧАТЬ owl &

      the pussycat &

      · (the reasoning)

      there were rumours or legends

      ‘the lands beyond

      the lands we know’

      peopled

      it was supposed

      a further penance

      because they (Andronicus [the owl] &

      Junias [the pussycat]) could not

      know peace in this world nor (possibly)

      heaven (in another)

      set out with

      Buamundus

      no maps

      under a yellow sun

      in a green boat

      on a blue sea

      · (details)

      pillars

      of shimmering glass

      (in fact

      more pyramidal

      in shape &

      made of ice)

      islands of

      fire in

      the cold

      (volcanic)

      monsters

      (whales, etc.)

      wind & sea

      (wind & sea)

      · (flashback)

      Andronicus

      seized the opportunity for

      a last

      sermon

      gathering

      the villagers on

      the beach (mostly

      rocks tho

      some small pebbles)

      addressed them from

      the boat where

      the three travellers

      sat

      much joking in

      the crowd about

      how Buamundus might

      sink the ship with

      his weight

      the theme

      Andronicus chose: ‘how

      faith

      keeps us afloat’

      · (more details)

      an island

      dotted lines on the few extant maps

      ........

      · (theories)

      known (sort of): a giant

      slept on

      an island in

      the North Atlantic

      Brendan

      discovered

      awoke &

      lent him a hand

      circa 500 a.d.

      unknown (really): whether

      he was

      Buamundus

      theory 1: Buamundus

      quarreled with

      Andronicus &

      Junias

      somehow

      thrown overboard

      survived on

      that island

      400 years &

      more (the

      lifespan of

      giants

      not being known)

      theory 2: Buamundus

      requested to be

      let out

      BUAMOUTNDUS

      stands guard over

      this bleak region

      assisting Christian travellers on

      their quests

      theory 3: an older giant

      Chronos

      slept there

      Buamundus knew this &

      avoided the island

      having heard the legend as

      a child

      a century or more

      before

      theory 4: none of the above

      · (maps)

      none of this was (of course) recorded

      · (biographical note)

      variants exist

      (the same information

      juggled differently)

      viz: СКАЧАТЬ