Cian of the Chariots

In the dark days after Rome's departure from Britain, the people of that beleaguered island find themselves torn between the hopeful promise of Christianity and the mystical traditions of the Druids, the desire to revive the Empire's lost splendor and the need to maintain their heathen ancestors? wild and warlike ways. No man feels this tension more strongly than Cian Gwenclan?Cian of the Chariots'a Celtic warrior who wears a badge of silver mistletoe upon his mail in reverence of the pagan mysteries, yet serves the young emperor Arthur, upon whose shield is painted an image of the Virgin Mary. But in his quest to forge an army united by faith rather than necessity, Arthur increasingly declares himself an enemy of Cian's beliefs, leaving the loyal soldier to face a terrible question: Is the emperor even more of a threat to his way of life than the Saxon marauders?Originally published in 1898, Cian of the Chariots is the first American historical novel set in Arthurian Britain. It is also the most significant and compelling work of fiction by historian, poet, and novelist William Henry Babcock, author of Two Lost Centuries of Britain and the groundbreaking Legendary Islands of the Atlantic: A Study in Medieval Geography.Babcock, William Henry is the author of 'Cian of the Chariots', published 2002 under ISBN 9781928999317 and ISBN 192899931X.