Brendan:
According to "The Baby Name Book" by Louise Nicholson,
"Brendan: the Irish St Brendan the Voyager (468-578) founded the monastry at Clonfert in Galway, but the hugelt popular 10th century tale, Brendan's Voyage, has less credibility. Translated into several languages, it spread his fame throughout Europe as a monk who, among other adventures, sailed to the Land of Promise in the Atlantic. In Celtic mythology, Bendegeit Bran, 'Bran the Blessed' was a god of enormous strength and size, who possessed supernatural powers ans was a harpist and poet; his cauldron could bring the dead back to life. The legend of Brennan of the Moor, an Irish Robin Hood figure, further popularised the name. It remains a favourite in Ireland. Variants: Bramwell, Bran, Brand, Brandon, Brant, Breandan, Brenain, Brend, Brenden, Brendin, Brendon, Brennan, Brondan."
Also seen translatead as Raven, the Celtic wise bird, or, for the Norse and old English, Sword. We prefer Raven.
Raven Son
I would give ...
I would give my love
to shield, defend you
from the encircling dark
I would give my body
to feed your hunger
in a ravenous world
I would give my heart's water
to quench your thirst
in the blazing desert
Wise bird,
spread your wings
into the future, knowing
my love is always there
beside you.
Raven Son is copyright Wayne Harlech-Jones.
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