A Stern and Bloody Oath

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A stern and bloody oath he sware.

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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
Open Library:
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Description:

A Celtic warrior carrying a double-bitted axe and a bow raises his arm and his bloody hand, looking up toward the sky, to take a solemn oath as an older man before him cries with his head in his hands, amid their gathered companions.

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