Ngalezi zikhathi, ukubhala inoveli yomlando ebekwe eBarcelona kubeka engcupheni yokudala izinsolo zazo zonke izinhlobo, ngakolunye uhlangothi noma kolunye. Kepha ekugcineni, izincwadi ezinhle zibhekene nokuqeda ubandlululo.
UJuan Francisco Ferrándiz usinikeza indaba maphakathi nekhulu lamaNorman. I-IX kwakuyisikhathi sobunye bobukhosi bamanga obabusekelwa ebuKristwini, okuwukuphela kosongo lwayo olwalungokwamaViking, olunikezwe kancane ukuhlanganiswa futhi oluncane ngesisekelo sokumisa izinkolelo nokuthambekela kwentela.
Bekuzoba njani iBarcelona ngalezo zinsuku? Okokuqala, kufanele sicabange kabusha ukubukeka kwamanje kwenhlokodolobha yaseCatalan, ngokunengqondo. Ngalezo zinsuku, iBarcelona yayijwayele ukuba yidolobha elincane elingalodwa elalichayeke ekuhlaselweni okuvela eningizimu yeMedithera kwesinye isikhathi nasenyakatho yeYurophu ngezinye izikhathi.
UMbhishobhi Frodoi wafika kuleli dolobha ngo-861, enomoya omncane, uma kubhekwa ukuthi lokhu kwakungukusuka ezikhungweni zezinzwa zombuso. Kodwa-ke, uFrodoi uqobo walula ukuhlala kwakhe waze wafa cishe eminyakeni engamashumi amathathu kamuva.
Izizathu eziningi zamholela ekubeni ahlale kulowo mngcele wokugcina wombuso, ngaphandle kwenhloso yokuthuthuka kwezinye izindawo ezinesidingo esikhulu phakathi kwakhe. Okokuqala u-Goda ohloniphekile wamthwebula futhi wambandakanya ezindabeni zomuzi. Ngoba u-Goda wayeyithanda iBarcelona futhi elindele indawo engcono azoyithola kunalena yamanje.
Futhi indaba bese iba yinto yokuzijabulisa. Babhekene nokuhlaselwa kwabantu abahlukahlukene nokuhlukunyezwa kwezikhulu zabo, okugxile kakhulu enkazimulweni yabo kunokuvuselelwa kwedolobha, iFrodoi, iGoda kanye nabanye ababambisanayo abasafufusa bazophikelela ekudumiseni idolobha, ekutholeni ikusasa elingcono ngakho.
Imikhakha ehlukene yedolobha iyabandakanyeka kulolu daba, kusuka e-Isembard de Tenes ngemvelaphi yayo ehloniphekile ebonakala izibophezele kakhulu ekuqhubekeni phambili kwezigaba ezicebile zaleso sikhathi, ku-Elisia umninindlu yezihambi, ohlakaniphile futhi onombono, owesifazane uqinisekile ukuthi ngempela iBarcelona imfanele abanye ababusi nokunye ukucatshangelwa.
Manje usungathenga inoveli Umhlaba oqalekisiwe, inoveli entsha kaJuan Francisco Ferrándiz, lapha. Ngesaphulelo esincane sokufinyelela okuvela kule bhulogi, esaziswa njalo: