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The popular image of Scotland is dominated by widely recognized elements of Celtic culture. But a significant non–Celtic influence on Scotland’s history has been largely ignored for centuries? This book argues that much of Scotland’s history and culture from 1100 forward is Jewish. The authors provide evidence that many of the national heroes, villains, rulers, nobles, traders, merchants, bishops, guild members, burgesses, and ministers of Scotland were of Jewish descent, their ancestors originating in France and Spain. Much of the traditional historical account of Scotland, it is proposed, rests on fundamental interpretive errors, perpetuated in order to affirm Scotland’s identity as a Celtic, Christian society. A more accurate and profound understanding of Scottish history has thus been buried. The authors’ wide-ranging research includes examination of census records, archaeological artifacts, castle carvings, cemetery inscriptions, religious seals, coinage, burgess and guild member rolls, noble genealogies, family crests, portraiture, and geographic place names.

Light dances with dark, green fire burns in the night, hopes and dreams follow the wind, to fall in black or white. The prophecy of Thomas Kestrel: outcast, lord, sorcerer, warrior, and perhaps savior of the Kingdoms - if he survives. Continuing to master the ways of the Talent, Thomas must pass three challenges to join the Sylvan Warriors, an ancient, almost forgotten order pledged to fight the evil of the Shadow Lord. In The Call of the Sylvana, the second book in The Sylvan Chronicles, Thomas Kestrel returns to his ancestral Highlands in an ill-fated attempt to help the people who feared him as a child. With the help of the Sylvana, men and women dedicated to protecting the Kingdoms from the Shadow Lord and the Dark Horde, Thomas bears the burden of returning to the Highlands to reclaim his proper place. Befriended by a Highlander who would die for him, struggling with his love for a princess who will betray him, Thomas tries to piece together the puzzle of his life - while the High King's assassins, aided by the minions of the Shadow Lord, pursue him. Discovering that not only must he stand against a High King bent on conquering the Kingdoms, but also the Shadow Lord, a creature of ancient evil who threatens to unleash a time of darkness and sorrow on the land, Thomas is torn by his desire to lead his own life and his duty to a people who view him with suspicion and fear. He knows that doing the right thing will only push him farther away from the life he wants for himself - and closer to his own death. Does he have the inner strength to accept his fate and free a people that never had any use for him? Can he prevent the Dark Horde from descending on the Kingdoms and extinguishing the light forever? Does he have the courage and skill to stand against the Shadow Lord?

The Hávamál, or "Speech of the High One", is an Old Norse poem that relates wise counsel and ancient myths, spoken by the god Odin. The Hávamál is the centerpiece of the collection known as the Poetic Edda. This new translation brings the poem's timeless wisdom to life. For every new copy of this edition that is purchased, The Troth will donate one copy for outreach to prisons and the military.

Light dances with dark, green fire burns in the night, hopes and dreams follow the wind, to fall in black or white. The prophecy of Thomas Kestrel: outcast, lord, sorcerer, warrior, and perhaps savior of the Kingdoms - if he survives. In The Raptor of the Highlands, the third book in The Sylvan Chronicles, Thomas befriends Oso, a Highlander who helps him escape the mines. Clashing with the High King's reivers, he and Oso begin to infuse hope once more in the people of his homeland. With the help of the Sylvana, men and women dedicated to protecting the Kingdoms from the Shadow Lord and the Dark Horde, Thomas bears the burden of returning to the Highlands to reclaim his proper place. Befriended by a Highlander who would die for him, struggling with his love for a princess who will betray him, Thomas tries to piece together the puzzle of his life - while the High King's assassins, aided by the minions of the Shadow Lord, pursue him. Discovering that not only must he stand against a High King bent on conquering the Kingdoms, but also the Shadow Lord, a creature of ancient evil who threatens to unleash a time of darkness and sorrow on the land, Thomas is torn by his desire to lead his own life and his duty to a people who view him with suspicion and fear. He knows that doing the right thing will only push him farther away from the life he wants for himself - and closer to his own death. Does he have the inner strength to accept his fate and free a people that never had any use for him? Can he prevent the Dark Horde from descending on the Kingdoms and extinguishing the light forever? Does he have the courage and skill to stand against the Shadow Lord?

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In The Claiming of the Highlands, the seventh book in The Sylvan Chronicles, Thomas Kestrel, Lord of the Highlands, navigates the allies and enemies circling him. Struggling with his feelings for the Princess of Fal Carrach, a woman who betrayed him, he tries to remain focused on driving the reivers from his homeland. And with the power of the Shadow Lord growing, can he find a way to bring the Sylvan Warriors back into the Kingdoms?

Excerpt from The "Red and White" Book of Menzies: The History of Clan Menzies and Its Chiefs To stair agnew, Esq., c.b., Keeper of the National Historical Records of Scotland and registrar-general at the Register House, Edinburgh, the Curator and Assistant Curator for valuable information, suggestions and ready access to records, my best thanks are due; and the many acts of courtesy and attention extended to me in searching the Parish Records by Mr winter and Mr macgregor in prosecuting these researches, call for a like acknowledgment. To james colquhoun, Esq., LL.D., and to his brother, david T. Colquhoun, Esq., my best thanks are due for the ready assistance they at all times rendered, and, at considerable trouble to themselves, procured for me access to, and the use of, many rare and valuable records, including those of Dr colquhoun himself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Light dances with dark, green fire burns in the night, hopes and dreams follow the wind, to fall in black or white. The prophecy of Thomas Kestrel: outcast, lord, sorcerer, warrior, and perhaps savior of the Kingdoms - if he survives. In The Makings of a Warrior, the fourth book in The Sylvan Chronicles, Thomas risks more than he should for the Princess of Fal Carrach, falling prey to the Dark Magic of Lord Chertney, a servant of the Shadow Lord. Thomas' strength and cleverness are tested as he escapes the Labyrinth and battles the terrifying Makreen. With the help of the Sylvana, men and women dedicated to protecting the Kingdoms from the Shadow Lord and the Dark Horde, Thomas bears the burden of returning to the Highlands to reclaim his proper place. Befriended by a Highlander who would die for him, struggling with his love for a princess who will betray him, Thomas tries to piece together the puzzle of his life - while the High King's assassins, aided by the minions of the Shadow Lord, pursue him. Discovering that not only must he stand against a High King bent on conquering the Kingdoms, but also the Shadow Lord, a creature of ancient evil who threatens to unleash a time of darkness and sorrow on the land, Thomas is torn by his desire to lead his own life and his duty to a people who view him with suspicion and fear. He knows that doing the right thing will only push him farther away from the life he wants for himself - and closer to his own death. Does he have the inner strength to accept his fate and free a people that never had any use for him? Can he prevent the Dark Horde from descending on the Kingdoms and extinguishing the light forever? Does he have the courage and skill to stand against the Shadow Lord?

"Excess of sorrow laughs. Excess of joy weeps."(William Blake) A cooly impassioned, and "pathward" adventurous series of poems joining two modes of enlightenment, Buddhist and Sufi, that may in many ways be parallel-from my sitting with saintly Shunryu Suzuki of the San Francisco Zen Center in the early 60s, and my blessed time with Qutb Shaykh ibn al-Habib of Fez in Meknes, Morocco, in the 1970s, may Allah be pleased with both of them. Are the two protagonists of these poems the main characters in Waiting for Godot, now no longer waiting, but there? Exalted humor lightens our spiritual endeavors.

Light dances with dark, green fire burns in the night, hopes and dreams follow the wind, to fall in black or white. The prophecy of Thomas Kestrel: outcast, lord, sorcerer, warrior, and perhaps savior of the Kingdoms - if he survives. In The Lost Kestrel Found, the sixth book in The Sylvan Chronicles - ...The Shadow Lord expands his reach, confident in his rise to power as his allies continue to do his bidding. ...Thomas slowly earns the trust of the Highlanders as he rallies their forces to ambush the reivers, not knowing that these small battles are nothing compared to what it will take to drive the invaders from their homeland. ...The Princess of Fal Carrach comes into her own discovering a new role in her father's court as well as her own source of magic. The fates of all three will be altered forever as Thomas claims his rightful place as Lord of the Highlands ... but who will pay the ultimate price?