Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr is a fantasy novel by American author John Crowley, published on October 24, 2017, by Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. The novel follows Dar Oakley, who is
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Brendan the Navigator
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Brendan of Clonfert is one of the early Irish monastic saints and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. He is also referred to as Brendan the Navigator, Brendan the Voyager, Brendan the Anchorite, an
Ka – Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr
…Irish monk he knows only as Brother on a pilgrimage across the westernmost islands of Ireland and eventually to North America, echoing the legends of Brendan the Navigator. A pivotal section is set during the American Civil War, where Dar Oakley befriends Anna Kuhn, a woman who loses her husband and brother-in-law in the…
"Saint Brendan and the Whale" from a 15th-century manuscript
Sculpture of St Brendan, The Square Bantry, County Cork
Faroese stamp depicting Saint Brendan, taking up the version that the island he discovered was in the Faroe Islands.
Statue of Brendan at Fenit Harbour