A Stern and Bloody Oath

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A Celtic warrior raises his arm to take an oath while an older man cries with his head in his hands

A stern and bloody oath he sware.

(P. 45.)

Artist

Name:: Tenniel, John
Dates:: 1820-1914
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Swain, Joseph
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Ballads and songs of Brittany
Author:: La Villemarqué, Théodore Hersart de
Publisher:: Cambridge, London: Macmillan and Co., 1865
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A Celtic warrior, carrying a double-bitted axe and a bow, raises his arm and bloody hand toward the sky to take a solemn oath, while an older man before him cries with his head in his hands amid their gathered companions.

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