Winter's Blossom - Tom Courtney - Bog

"Strangely, I did not move for a moment. I just accepted death with a reluctant peacefulness. I knew I was about to die and there was nothing I could do about it. I did not even have a sword in my hand, for I had kept my arms free while running. I climbed to my knees and looked up to see the naked ginger spearmen stop and draw back his sword to spear me. I reached for my short sword, knowing that it was useless but simply wanting to die with a sword in my hand. But then the world turned dark..." After the death of his parents, Culhwch finds himself within the household of his Uncle, the tyrannical Uther Pendragon, where he meets his cousin: Owain. Together, they must navigate their way to manhood, enduring the ruthless reign of Uther, the bullying brute that is Mordred, and the ways of the warrior as they will grow to become the most famous warriors in the world and a build a legend that will echo through all the ages.