Gwywen
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"Planet Aeon Member of the Year!"
Female
37 years old
Overijssel
Netherlands
Last Login: 9/6/2008
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Gwywen's Interests
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| General | History, music, fantasy, nature, snowboarding
Not in that particular order...
Depends on the season :) | | Music |
| | Movies | Braveheart, Gladiator, Lord of the Rings, Shawshank Redemption, Snatch, Dances with Wolves, Robin Hood (Prince of Thieves), Pirates of the Caribean, Star Wars, Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon, House of the Flying Daggers, Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Forrest Gump, The Pianist, The Godfather, Once upon a time in the West, Face/Off, Syriana, Amadeus, Howl's moving castle, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Grave of the Fireflies (saddest movie I've ever seen), Ice Age and many many more | | Television | | | Books | A Song of Ice and Fire George R.R. Martin
The Lightbearer, Donna Gillespie
The Eagle and the Raven, Pauline Gedge
Pompeii, Robert Harris
The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón
And of course: Tolkien.
Currently reading: loads of more or less boring books for research...
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...people who strongly believe in what they're doing, follow their own dreams and are not afraid to stay close to who they really are - even when the majority of people think they're weird
...people who don't take themselves too seriously and are not afraid of some self-mockery
...people who are really good at something... no matter what... woodcarving, music, singing, painting, writing, snowboarding, sword fighting, driving a formula one car... anything really
...people who keep up good spirit even when life is tough - and people who have the strength to overcome hard times
...men who stir their coffee with a screwdriver :D
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Gwywen's Details
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| Status: | In a Relationship | | Here for: | Networking, Friends | | Zodiac Sign: | Aries | | Occupation: | Author |
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Gwywen : back to work! Chapter XII
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Why the Norns project is temporarily halted
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Remember to watch the sky tonight: meteor shower!
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Clouds - some of the most spectacular ones
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Twente - regional anthem (+ translation)
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Roger Glover - Love Is All
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About me:
I have the best job in the world: author
Creating new worlds and researching history at the same time...
Apart from articles and short stories I write historic novels - and I like to spice them with a touch of fantasy. Some people call it semi-fantasy, others say it's magical realism.
Pont du Gard
Belonging to the days of old
Rome, 71 A.D. When one of the apprentices of Greek architect Celer is looking for a building plan in his master's office, a small piece of papyrus falls on the floor. Unable to control his curiosity, he opens it and reads it. The words scare him, he knows his master is in severe danger. At that moment he hears footsteps approaching.
Southern France, 1921. In one of the tunnels of the aqueduct of Nîmes an eccentric archaeologist finds a disintegrated leather cover which dates from Roman times. Although the words on the paper are hardly readable, he immediately recognizes the name Nero. He realizes he is on the eve of a great discovery and hides his findings scrupulously from the world. Together with his assistant he tries to decipher the rest of the words.
The Netherlands, 82 years later, a cold and windy January morning. Who is that strange man in Julia's garden? He is leaning against the tree, as if he is looking for comfort. He seems utterly lost.
After a brief hesitation Julia overcomes her fear and asks him in. Obviously he has never seen a house like hers before.
At first these events don't seem to connect, but when Julia gets to know her unexpected guest better, past and present start to mingle.
[Unfortunately link to book cover does not work anymore!]
© Helena Rentmeester 2006
400 pages, paperback
ISBN 90 8569 029 3
Language: Dutch
Available directly from me and Bol.com
Try to read my blog from time to time, I'll keep you informed about my second novel ("Norns"). It's a historic novel about the ancient German tribes and their struggles with Roman usurper Postumus, in the 3rd century AD.
An epic novel which tells a story of war, treason, sacrifice, adultery, murder, predestination, revenge and brotherly love.
The story also contains connections to the Beowulf saga, women who behave like witches and an unknown creature roaming around in the forests and scaring the hell out of everyone.
Þaðan koma meyjar
margs vitandi
þrjár úr þeim sæ,
er und þolli stendur;
Urð hétu eina,
aðra Verðandi,
skáru á skíði,
Skuld ina þriðju.
Þær lög lögðu,
þær líf kuru
alda börnum,
örlög seggja.
Important message:
Project Norns temporarily paused.
At this moment the Hitchhiker project has priority.
Everything is explained in a new blog
~Helena~
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Who I'd like to meet:
Everyone below :)
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