Sea-Road of the Saints: Celtic Holy Men in the Hebrides

by John Marsden

John Marsden follows the course of the sea-road of the early Celtic saints from Ireland to the western coast and isles of Scotland. He explores the spiritual tradition of the White Martyrdom of Exile for Christ as it was lived out by these voyager-visionaries against the seascapes of the Hebrides.

Genres: History

214 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

John Marsden is the author of a number of books on the early history of Scotland and Northumbria, including Somerled and Galloglas. In recent years he has made his home in the Western Isles of Scotland.

Reviews

[Andrés · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good book about a very specific topic. It feels like full circle for me, coming all the way here since I started reading about medieval Irish monks back when The Last Jedi was released in 2017.

There are a lot of great characters here, but Columba and Brendan the Navigator steal the show.