Galego | English

Non fiction

Ponthus e Sidoine, reis de Galiza e Bretaña

By Edición, Paulo Nogueira Santiago

About this book

This French book of engravings, of an unknown author of the last decade of the 14th century recalls the story of the Suevian- Galaic prince Ponthus, son of the king of Galicia, who was forced to leave his country after the invasion of Galicia and the assassination of his father, King Thibour, by the Saracens.

He lived in exile in the Breton kingdom, in France and fell in love with the beautiful Sidoine, daughter of the king of Brittany, who is also related to the kings of England and Ireland. After Ponthus marries his beloved Sidoine, he will have his own goal of reconquering this kingdom of Galicia, occupied by the Saracens and defeat the Muslim King Broada, his father’s assassin.

Book fragment

Here starts an excellent story with amazing characters such as courageous king Ponthus, son of the king of Galicia and the beautiful Sidoine, daughter of the king of Brittany.

Of how Broada, son of the sultan, became the lord of A Coruña and killed king Thibour.

Of how a Christian knight saved a fourteen children, i.e., Ponthus and his thirteen friends, in a vessel sailing the seas.

Of how the knight Patrice released from jail the count of Asturias and other Christians.