Project Gutenberg 2013-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 111 Sharp, William 1855 1905 Macleod, Fiona The Washer of the Ford: Legendary moralities and barbaric tales Reading ease score: 87.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Prologue -- The washer of the ford -- St. Bride of the Isles -- The Fisher of Men -- The last supper -- The dark nameless one -- The three marvels of Hy: The festival of the birds. The Sabbath of the fishes and the flies. The Moon-Child -- The Annir-Choille -- The shadow-seers: The sight. The dark hour of Fergus. The white fever. The smoothing of the hand -- Seanachas -- The song of the sword -- The flight of the Culdees -- Mircath -- The laughter of Scathach the Queen -- Ula and Urla. Produced by sp1nd, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Washer of the Ford: Legendary Moralities and Barbaric Tales" by William Sharp is a collection of mythical tales rooted in Celtic folklore, written during the late 19th century. The narrative encompasses themes of magic, morality, and the intertwining of ancient pagan beliefs with early Christian influences, primarily focused through the perspective of characters who embody these cultural tensions. Central to the collection is the titular Washer of the Ford, a mystic figure associated with death and redemption, alongside a cast of others like Torcall the Blind Harper, who embark on journeys filled with introspection and revelation. At the start of the work, the prologue sets an evocative tone, addressing the themes of loss and the ethereal connections between past and present. The story opens with Torcall the Harper mourning the death of Aodh-of-the-Songs and vowing to honor him through a period of grief. As he journeys into the night, he navigates the tension between life and death, ultimately crossing paths with the Washer of the Ford—an enigmatic woman who metaphorically washes the sins of men. This opening not only introduces the character of Torcall but also highlights the themes of fate, the interplay between the human experience and the supernatural, and the rich tapestry of Celtic mythology that colors the tales to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43395/43395-h/images/cover.jpg en Scotland -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Mythology, Celtic -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 388854 388861 2024-10-18T08:31:16.670377 2023-09-19T04:30:02.316172 text/html text/html 405280 2013-08-03T11:07:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 183420 2013-08-03T11:08:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 200080 2024-10-18T08:31:25.130252 application/epub+zip 202151 2024-10-18T08:31:18.466290 application/epub+zip 196435 2024-10-18T08:31:17.540350 application/epub+zip 329546 2024-10-18T08:31:29.273265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286610 2024-10-18T08:31:23.736257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281110 2022-09-19T18:43:49.725190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311401 2024-10-18T08:31:15.331425 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 310800 2013-08-03T11:07:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 116905 2013-08-03T11:08:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 310911 2013-08-03T11:07:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 116947 2013-08-03T11:08:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 310903 2013-08-03T11:08:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 116811 2013-08-03T11:08:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24003 2024-10-18T08:31:29.422247 application/rdf+xml 15918 2024-10-18T08:31:17.698424 image/jpeg 2507 2024-10-18T08:31:17.643305 image/jpeg 182108 2024-10-18T08:31:16.709300 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia