DĂlleachta den dĂĄ thuismitheoir Ăł aois an-Ăłg, bernard cornwell is fĂ©idir a rĂĄ gurb Ă© frĂ©amhshamhla scrĂbhneora fĂ©in-dĂ©anta Ă©. CĂ© gur breithniĂș nĂos praiticiĂșla nĂĄ rĂłmĂĄnsĂșil Ă©. Is Ă an fhĂrinne nĂĄ gur thĂĄinig sĂ© chun bheith ina scrĂbhneoir as riachtanas nuair a bhog sĂ© go dtĂ na StĂĄit Aontaithe, agus muinĂn aige as a gcinniĂșint go bhfĂ©adfadh an scrĂbhneoireacht torthaĂ a bhaint amach i gcineĂĄl poist a thabharfadh Ășdar dĂĄ neamhspleĂĄchas eacnamaĂoch ina thĂr nua.
NĂ raibh gabhĂĄlacha in easnamh Cornwell i ngach iarracht todhchaĂ a bhaint amach. Gan dabht, sa deireadh go n-uchtĂș ag teaghlach, is cuma cĂ© chomh maith agus a ghlac siad leis, a bheadh ââââin easnamh i gcĂłnaĂ ar thiomantas iomlĂĄn dĂĄ thodhchaĂ saibhre, dâfheidhmeodh sĂ© mar dhreasacht chun an domhan a fheiceĂĄil mar ĂĄit chun slĂ a dhĂ©anamh don duine. Ă© fĂ©in nĂł an tĂ© a thĂ©ann amĂș in aifĂ©ala. Rinne Bernard staidĂ©ar, d'oibrigh sĂ© mar mhĂșinteoir agus nĂos dĂ©anaĂ mar iriseoir. Go dtĂ a lĂ©im as an lochĂĄn.
Agus diaidh ar ndiaidh thĂĄinig Bernard chun bheith ina Cornwell mĂłr, scrĂbhneoir ĂșrscĂ©alta staire agus is dĂłcha tagairt don oiread sin sĂĄruithe ar an seĂĄnra ficsin staire a thiocfadh ina dhiaidh. Ag cur san ĂĄireamh freisin gurb Ă an SpĂĄinn an suĂomh do go leor dĂĄ ĂșrscĂ©alta, is tagairt iontach Ă© a fhigiĂșr do lĂ©itheoirĂ ĂĄr scĂ©al fĂ©in i bhfonn ficseanĂșil.
Do charachtar Risteard Sharpe TĂĄ sĂ© ar cheann de na seachadtaĂ is mĂł a rinne rĂ©alta i stair na litrĂochta. DĂ©anta na fĂrinne, tĂ©ann a chĂ©ad chuma ficseanaithe siar go dtĂ deireadh an ochtĂș haois dĂ©ag agus sa naoĂș haois dĂ©ag tĂĄ aithne againn air mar LeifteanantchoirnĂ©al. MĂĄ tĂĄ saol ficseanaithe ann, dâfhĂ©adfaĂ a rĂĄ gur carachtar Ă© Richard Sharpe a lĂ©imeann amach as leabhair chun an fhĂor-stair a ĂĄitiĂș.
ĂrscĂ©alta is fearr le Bernard Cornwell
RaidhfilĂ Sharpe
FreastalaĂonn Leifteanant Sharpe cheana fĂ©in ar cheann de na cathanna caillte sin a gcaithfidh gach saighdiĂșir maith aghaidh a thabhairt orthu. I La Coruña is cosĂșil go bhfuil gach rud caillte, tĂĄ na Francaigh tar Ă©is a gcĂșl a thĂłgĂĄil agus is cosĂșil go bhfuil sĂ© dodhĂ©anta teacht chuig an bport.
Sa Ă©alĂș Ă©adĂłchasach, tĂ©ann Sharpe fĂ©in amĂș sa cheantar, faoi lĂ© bheith gafa ina phrĂosĂșnach nĂł ĂĄ mharĂș ag arm na Fraince. Ar an ĂĄmharaĂ an tsaoil sĂneann marcra na SpĂĄinneach lĂĄmh air fĂ©in agus ar a ghrĂșpa saighdiĂșirĂ caillte.
Anois slĂĄn, glacfaidh Sharpe pĂĄirt leis na SpĂĄinnigh i saoradh Santiago de Compostela. TĂĄ na SpĂĄinnigh ag lasadh agus iad ag iarraidh stoirm a chur ar a gcathair naofa agus caithfidh Sharpe ionsaĂ tintreach a thriail chun an lĂon is fearr saighdiĂșirĂ Francacha a ruaigeadh, a chosnaĂonn an chathair fĂ©in freisin.
Uhtred, na cearca
MĂ©adaĂonn scĂ©alta faoi gach cineĂĄl Ă©agĂłir agus mĂ-ĂșsĂĄid na sean-monarcachtaĂ i seĂĄnra na ficsin staire.
TĂĄ an draĂocht ina chĂłnaĂ ar an stĂĄitse agus sa chaoi a n-osclaĂmid an bealach chun na hĂ©agĂłra agus na saoirse dĂĄ bharr⊠San ĂșrscĂ©al seo dĂrĂmid ar Uhtred, saighdiĂșir dĂlis de chuid an RĂ Alfred a scaradh Ăłna mhac Edward tar Ă©is a bhĂĄis.
Mar a dâfhĂ©adfaimis buille faoi thuairim, bhain Edward leas as compord agus pribhlĂ©idĂ mĂșnlaitheacha a riocht chun egomaniac a dhĂ©anamh dĂł gan aon chiall stĂĄdais.
TĂĄ an rĂocht a chuaigh thart Wessex plĂłdaithe in ainnise go gairid tar Ă©is do Edward teacht. Ach tosĂłidh ĂĄr n-Uthred maith ag dul i lĂ©ig sna scĂĄthanna, ag iarraidh a onĂłir agus onĂłir tĂr dhĂșchais atĂĄ sĂĄraithe ag a rĂ fĂ©in a fhĂĄil ar ais.
1356. TĂ©igh le Dia, ach troid mar an diabhal
San ĂșrscĂ©al seo flirts Cornwell leis an eipic iontach. DealraĂonn sĂ© amhail is dĂĄ spreagfadh sĂ© dul siar cĂșpla bliain ina rĂ©imse stairiĂșil is mĂł tionchair air an pointe esoteric sin a ghlacadh atĂĄ tipiciĂșil dâam iargĂșlta.
Agus tagann an drĂĄma amach go han-mhaith san ĂșrscĂ©al seo. CoinnĂonn Sasana a dearcadh cogaĂochta leis an bhFrainc agus meastar go mbeidh an achrann iomlĂĄn gar. Iarrann Iarla Northampton ar sheirbhĂsĂ Thomas de Hookton misean a choimisiĂșnĂș roimh thĂșs an chogaidh.
Dar leis an duine uasal, thĂĄinig sĂ© ar an eolas faoin ĂĄit a dâfhĂ©adfadh a bheith ag Malice, claĂomh mĂłrchumhachta a dâfhĂ©adfadh bua gan samhail agus glĂłir suthain a dheonĂș dĂłibh.