Secretkells
- 1. THE SECRET OF KELLS & THE BOOK OF KELLS Esther, Miriam, Elena, Nuria, Pablo, Alejandro, Sara y Ana. 2º ESO. June 2013
- 2. THE SECRET OF KELLS, the story of Brendan.
- 3. Brendan is a young monk, he is twelve years old and lives with his uncle Cellach, the Abbot, in the Abbey of Kells (IX Century, Ireland). Along with the other brothers, he is building a wall to protect the abbey from the attacks of the Vikings.
- 4. One day, Aidan, Cellach’s brother and his cat Pangur Bán arrive at the abbey. Aidan is an old monk from Iona who keeps a secret manuscript he is working on. He decides to teach Brendan all his knowledge to draw the book pages.
- 5. Brendan discovers the art of miniature to finish the book. He leaves the Abbey for the first time and he goes into the enchanted forest to get some berries for ink. There, where the pagan monster Crom Cruach and other dangerous creatures are hidden, he meets Aisling, a girl who turns into a wolf to help him.
- 6. THE BOOK OF KELLS, “the book that turned darkness into light”. The Book of Kells is an illuminated manuscript book written in Latin.It was created by Celtic monks by the year 800 and it could have been started in Iona before being continued in the town of Kells.
- 7. It contains the Gospels of the New Testament. The manuscript is 33 cm long and 25 cm wide and each page of text contains between sixteen and eighteen lines.
- 8. The book was never finished and the manuscript remained in the town of Kells until 1654 when the governor sent it to Dublin. Since 1661 it is kept in the Old Library at Trinity College.
- 9. The Book of Kells is one of the finest and most famous manuscripts and one of the most important remains of medieval religious art.