![]() ![]() ![]() Chapel is still non-denominational in 2012, and no hymns appear in the current songbook! Even the use of the term chapel is a bit of a misnomer. Chapel was definitely non-denominational, and Jewish, Protestant and Catholic campers could comfortably attend. When I was a camper at Nominingue in 1972, I can remember attending chapel on Sunday morning and occasionally singing a hymn found in the camp songbook. The gods are omnipresent in the lives of the people, require regular sacrifice to be appeased and determine every major decision in the community. It is these political and religious conflicts that lead the community of Ratharryn to build Stonehenge. Slaol, the sun, is the dominant god in Ratharryn, where Saban lives, while Lahanna, the moon, is dominant in the neighbouring community of Cathallo. At the same time as the struggle for political leadership is taking place, the gods are also at war to control the minds of the communities. In between, the chief, Saban’s father, is killed by Saban’s brother who, in turn, is killed by another of his brothers. The central character in the story is Saban, who is a young boy at the start of the story and is chosen the new chief at the end of the novel. ![]() ![]() Nothing is known about individuals who lived at that time. What is known about Stonehenge is based on archaeological work. This might be because there is no history to rely on to move the plot forward. At times the action seems to drag, quite atypical in a Cornwell novel. Stonehenge 2000 BC by Bernard Cornwell is not his best novel. ![]()
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