
The Secret of Kells
(5.00 / 1 vote)I have lived
through many ages.
Through the eyes
of salmon,
deer
and wolf.
I have seen the Northmen
invading Ireland,
destroying all
in search of gold.
I have seen suffering
in the darkness.
Yet, I have seen
beauty thrive
in the most
fragile of places.
I have seen the book.
The book that
turned darkness
into light.
Brendan,
don't let her get away.
Come on.
Nice goosy,
goosy, goosy...
Hmm.
Stand back,
I will get her.
Which way?
Brendan,
that scaffolding
is not steady!
Oh!
Oh!
Brendan.
Coming.
Brendan.
Brendan.
Are you hurt?
I...
Ooh!
Keep it quiet, Brendan,
or the abbot will hear.
I'm sorry,
but we have
to do this.
It will all be
over in a minute.
One, two,
three, four, five.
Now, that wasn't
so hard, was it?
Lucky bird.
Your feathers will
become the tools
from which we create
immortal pages of sacred text.
Abbot,
I explain for you.
and she run very fast
and I fall in the mud.
Forgive us, Abbot.
Uh...
Brendan, where are
The plans?
I left them
in the scriptorium.
Bring them
to the tower.
Yes, Uncle.
Tomorrow, you will go back
to work on the wall.
Dawn till evening bell.
Brother Leonardo,
clean yourself up
for pity's sake.
I don't know why
there are artists in Kells
when all that man
wants us to do
is to build
this crazy wall.
Yes, that is all
the man cares about,
nothing else,
and you continue
to defend him, Brendan.
Uncle just wants to
protect us
from the outside.
When the Northmen
come to Kells,
they'll make no distinction
between young and old. So...
"Prepare or
meet your doom!"
You just don't understand.
But, Brendan,
you've never been
outside these walls.
I don't have to
go outside to know
how dangerous it is.
Where have you
all been?
We went to get these,
for you.
You should have
seen him,
Brother Sergei.
He took a flying dive,
like a beautiful swan.
It is not funny.
The Abbot sees us.
He is not happy
because we are not
working on the wall.
Now enough of that!
What about the books?
Does he not find them?
If there were no books,
all knowledge would
be lost for eternity.
Uh...
We cannot
only build walls.
The people must have books,
so that they may have hope.
If we had a true
master illuminator,
we would do such
splendid work.
Let us pray that one
will be delivered
to us one day.
Let us pray!
Surely you don't
need a master.
Your work is
the finest I've seen.
Thank you, Brendan.
But we are mere scribblers
next to true masters.
True masters? Such as...
Such as
Brother Aidan of Iona.
Aidan the Wise.
Aidan is indeed
the great one.
Who is the Brother Aidan?
A sage.
The wisest one
of them all.
The perfect illuminator.
Well, where is he then?
He lives on a tiny
island called Iona.
There is an abbey
on the island
where he works
on a magnificent book.
The Book of Iona.
The book was begun
200 years ago,
under the orders
of none other than
Saint Columbkille himself.
The Book of Iona
outshines all others
because of the miracle
of Columbkille's third eye.
No, not because
of his third eye,
because of his three hands
with 12 fingers on each.
That's not true!
He had a third eye,
not a third hand.
Have you not heard about
the Eye of Columbkille?
Of course!
But that was for
making the prophecies.
His third hand was
for beginning the book.
Enough!
Just tell the boy
about Brother Aidan.
His writings are
said to glow from the pages,
as though they are light.
Sinners have been blinded
while glancing upon the pages.
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