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Porius: A Romance of the Dark Ages is a 1951 historical romance by John Cowper Powys. Set in the Dark Ages during a week of autumn 499 AD, this novel is, in part, a bildungsroman, with the adventures of the eponymous protagonist Porius, heir to the throne of Edeyrnion, in North Wales, at its centre.
- Bernard F. Dick, John Cowper Powys, Wilbur T. Albrecht
- 1951
Jan 26, 2019 · Porius is a dense historical novel portraying post-Roman Britain (499 a.d.): a time of Saxon invasion, Britons (Brythons) who took over rulership from the Romans, the Forest People (a shadowy indigenous race), and the Cewri, a hidden and almost extinct race of aboriginal giants.
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In this novel, first published greatly abridged in 1951 and now painstakingly restored, the eccentric Powys produced a vision of northern Wales in the Dark Ages, specifically one week in October 499 A.D., so packed with characters, their inner lives, and their side stories that it threatens to burst its covers despite its now-ample (more than ...
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May 31, 2019 · Porius : a romance of the Dark Ages. by. Powys, John Cowper, 1872-1963. Publication date. 1994. Topics. Arthurian romances -- Adaptations, Merlin (Legendary character) -- Fiction, Wales -- History -- To 1063 -- Fiction, Wales -- Princes and princesses -- Fiction. Publisher.
Aug 16, 2007 · Arthur has sent ahead Merlin, Nineue, and Medrawd, to help the beleaguered son of the reigning prince, Porius. Powys, a self-labelled 'born Inventor of Fairy Tales', transformed the people and...
Porius: A Romance of the Dark Ages. John Cowper Powys. Macdonald, 1951 - Arthurian romances - 682 pages. From inside the book . Contents. THE WATCHTOWER I . 1:
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Porius is a dense historical novel portraying post-Roman Britain (499 a.d.): a time of Saxon invasion, Britons (Brythons) who took over rulership from the Romans, the Forest People (a shadowy indigenous race), and the Cewri, a hidden and almost extinct race of aboriginal giants.
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