Jowal Lethesow

THE LYONESSE STONE

Long ago, the land of Lyonesse between Land's End and the Isles of Scilly sank forever beneath the waves. Only the Lord Trevelyan escaped to tell the tale. Countless years later the legend of the Lost Land returns to haunt his descendants, who find themselves transported to the hidden realms of West Cornwall. Bound to fulfil an ancient prophecy, Penny and John Trevelyan are caught up in a centuries-old quest for power and immortality: "On the far side of the field, in front of the old, overgrown ruin, stood seven horsemen: a sinister line of motionless shadows. Dark were the horses on which they sat, dark their flowing robes and deep the cowls which hid their faces." With the help of these evil forces, the Lord Pengersek believes he will win. But while ancient legends spring to life, it is Penny and John Trevelyan who stand between him and... The Lyonesse Stone. This is Nicholas Williams' Cornish translation of Craig Weatherhill's classic tale.

Termyn pòr hir alebma Pow Lethesow inter Pedn an Wlas ha Syllan a wrug sedhy rag nefra in dadn an todnow. Ny dhienkys marnas Arlùth Trevelyan. Lies bledhen wosa hedna yma whedhel coth an pow kellys ow tewheles dhe drobla Peny ha Jowan, whor ha broder, neb yw skydnys dhyworth Arlùth Trevelyan y honen. Destnys yns y dhe gollenwel profecy coth, hag anjy degys aberth in gwlascor gudh a'n West a Gernow. Ena anjy a vÿdh maglednys i'n whilas auncyent rag power hag anvarwoleth. "Wàr an tu aral a'n park, dhyrag an magoryow overdevys, a sevy seyth marhak; lînen gasadow a skeusow cosel. Tewl o aga mergh, tewl aga mentylly hir, ha down o an cùgollow ow keles aga fysment." Yma Arlùth Pengersek ow cresy y hyll ev spêdya dre weres an drognerthow-ma. Saw kynth usy an whedhlow coth ow tasvewa, yma Peny ha Jowan Trevelyan a'ga sav intredho ev ha... Jowal Lethesow.

Published by Evertype 2009