4.15.2011

The Secret of Kells

The "Chi-Rho" page, partial focus of the film.

























I watched this last night, thanks to Netflix.  And it was fascinating!  I'm not sure it would hold the attention of my children, but it sure held mine, if for no other reason than the gorgeous, highly stylized animation:



It also points out, sort-of as a side note, that there's a rich tradition of Celtic Christian history that most of us don't really know much about . . . and that's a pity.  The tradition that gave us the Book of Kells, the Lindisfarne Gospels, etc., is worth knowing about.

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