Melor of the Silver Hand; and Other Stories of the Bright Ages


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(4.4 stars; 4 reviews)

This is a collection of fairy tales by Rev. David Bearne. The stories take place in the "Bright Ages" as opposed to the more common epithet "dark ages", where heroes saved the world, saints performed miracles, and also anything else was possible. Most of those stories are based on half-forgotten legends and footnotes to the history of England, charmingly retold by Mr. Bearne. - Summary by Carolin (5 hr 32 min)

Chapters

Melor of the Silver Hand 25:16 Read by Mike Pelton
The Brother of the Apples 18:59 Read by Mike Pelton
Good King Wenceslaus 10:43 Read by Robin Lamb
The King of Alms 19:28 Read by Robin Lamb
Gisli the Icelander 17:42 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Smiling Saint 11:34 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
News of the Nowell 25:07 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
A Beloved Pupil 13:54 Read by Phil Chenevert
A Child of the Camp 18:42 Read by Phil Chenevert
A Minstrel's Ministry 38:26 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
A Mighty Struggle 10:24 Read by Patrick Saville
St. Bernard and the Knights 3:02 Read by Larry Wilson
Lovers of Learning 22:05 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
From Fold to Fold 20:11 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Frobert the Simple 19:25 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Sheer Pluck 26:34 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Story of Ephrem 25:38 Read by Mike Pelton
The Bishop's Dinner 2:43 Read by Larry Wilson
St. Wulstan and the Chorister 2:08 Read by Larry Wilson

Reviews

Well read mediocre tales, mostly lives of the saints


(3 stars)

Lives of the saints, told in a propagandistic style. The style and simplicity of the tales turned me off. Not a factual retell