5/22/2023 0 Comments Lake of Sorrows by Erin Hart![]() ![]() ![]() But his corpse does show strange similarities to that of his ancient counterpart. ![]() How many hundreds or thousands of years ago was the man killed? Was his a ritual death, some kind of sacrifice? These academic questions are intriguing, but of much more urgent interest is the second body found nearbyof a man wearing a wristwatch, hardly an Iron Age accessory. Like the ancient body, the new corpse bears multiple wounds, suggesting the ghastly ritual sacrifice of Ireland's blood-soaked pagan past. Pathologist Nora Gavin has been called to an archaeological site in the bleak midlands west of Dublina place known as the LAKE OF SORROWSto assist at an excavation where a well-preserved Iron Age body has been found in a bog.īut moments after her arrival a much more recent victim is discovered. A magnificent tale of death and destiny, past and present, in an Ireland rich with tradition, myth, and mystery.ĭeath hangs heavy in the disturbed air of Ireland's lonely Loughnabrone peat bog, an ancient holy place, steeped in legend, drowned in sorrow, and long since abandoned by man. ![]()
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