Tree of Leaf and Flame

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Cyfrol i blant 9 i 11 oed. Addasiad unigryw o chwedlau Pedair Cainc y Mabinogi, wedi'u hysgrifennu gan Daniel Morden, storïwr profiadol. Enillydd gwobr Tir na n-Og 2013.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Tree of Leaf and Flame is Daniel Morden's unique take on the tales of the Mabinogi. It's the perfect opportunity to hear these strange and fascinating tales retold by a storyteller who earns his living travelling Wales and holding audiences spellbound - just as the professional bards and troubadours did all those years ago. Tir na n-Og Award winner 2013.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Author Daniel Morden is an internationally renowned storyteller. Since 1989 he has delighted audiences all over the world with his performances, including the Vancouver, Oslo and Yukon story telling festivals, The Hay, Beyond The Border, Bath and Cheltenham festivals and at venues such as The Barbican, The National Theatre and The British Museum. He has also worked on television and radio and has won various awards including the Tir na n-Og prize for Dark Tales from the Woods , the companion volume to Tree of Leaf and Flame .

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

Ancient tales of magic and mystery retold by one the UK’s finest storytellers Tree of Leaf and Flame , published by Pont Books, is award-winning storyteller, Daniel Morden’s unique take on the Four Branches of the Mabinogi, an intertwining set of tales from the Middle Ages. Mysterious and dreamlike, they link two worlds: the everyday world we all inhabit, and Annwn, a magic Otherworld where nothing is as it seems. Tales of bold warriors, resourceful wives and scheming spellbinders are sure to cast a spell over the reader just as they do the storyteller himself. And what better way to enjoy these strange and fascinating tales than through the words of a storyteller who earns his living travelling Wales – just as the professional bards and troubadours did all those years ago? When asked what inspired him to write this book, Daniel Morden’s response was “I wanted to write a book I would have enjoyed reading when I was 10. I wanted to make these haunting, thrilling stories available to the young people I meet during my schools visits.” As well as being suitable for children of 9 years and older, Tree of Leaf and Flame also offers an accessible and unique take on the tales of The Mabinogi for adults. The book includes a useful pronunciation guide that uses common English words and syllables to help non-Welsh speakers pronounce names of characters and places. The striking scraperboard style illustrations by Brett Breckon convey perfectly the double nature of Daniel’s tales, that interplay of light and dark and good and evil which characterises the tales from the Mabinogi. The book is illustrated by Brett Breckon in the striking scraperboard style which attracted such praise in the companion volume Dark Tales from the Woods , published by Pont in 2006.