#arnau estanyol

[docpiplup]

Los herederos de la tierra-> 1x01, Destino @asongofstarkandtargaryen @isadomna Winner of the favourite episode poll.

Ok, the thing is that some weeks ago when the poll ended the distribution of percentage of votes was different, being the pilot episode the winner and now there's a tie between the three episodes we voted , and I'm thinking of doing gifsets for the other two.

#los herederos de la tierra #heirs to the land #1×01 #destino #gifset #gifs #aitor luna #michelle jenner #david solans #arturo sancho #arnau estanyol #mar estanyol #hugo llor #bernat estanyol #sibila de fortiá #genís puig #roger puig #críspulo cabezas

[23meraki]

"That it must be sad to die alone."

"Arnau. I'm here."

#heirs to the land #cathedral of the sea #los herederos de la tierra #la catedral del mar #arnau estanyol #mar estanyol #aitor luna #michelle jenner

[ivpercalia]

STELLA MARIS

NOMBRE: Arnau Estanyol. AÑO DE NACIMIENTO: NACIONALIDAD: española (Reino de Aragón, península hibérica). TEMÁTICA: bastaixo, noble designado, cónsul de la mar, Asesino táctico. FC: Aitor Luna. FANDOM: La Catedral del Mar, Los Herederos de la Tierra, Assassin’s Creed. — writings: stella maris

#historical #videogames #assassin's creed #semi-canon

[paraesotrabajoreviews]

Cathedral of the Sea

Ildefonso Falcones

"Cathedral of the Sea" by Ildefonso Falcones is a historical novel that follows the life of a medieval serf named Arnau Estanyol as he rises from poverty to become a wealthy and influential member of Barcelona society. While the book is well-researched and provides a vivid portrait of life in 14th century Spain, it ultimately falls flat in terms of storytelling and character development.

The pacing is slow and plodding, with long stretches of exposition that do little to advance the plot. The characters, while historically accurate, lack depth and complexity, making it difficult for the reader to become emotionally invested in their struggles.

The writing itself is serviceable but unremarkable, with little in the way of poetic language or memorable phrases. The dialogue is often stilted and wooden, lacking the natural flow and nuance of real conversation.

Overall, "Cathedral of the Sea" is a competent but unexciting novel that may appeal to fans of historical fiction but is unlikely to leave a lasting impression. While the book provides a detailed and informative look at life in medieval Spain, it ultimately fails to engage the reader on a deeper level.

#books #spanishbooks #book reviews #booklr #historical fiction #booklover #booknerds

[ohsexyhalder]

— LA CATEDRAL DEL MAR, 1.06 (2018)

#la catedral del mar #cathedral of the sea #netflix #spanish #michelle jenner #aitor luna #arnau estanyol #mar estanyol #after watching heirs to the land I'm back to watching these two #i'm feeling so hurt #their love was so pure

[viscountess-aberowen]

Arnau peque <3

#la catedral del mar #arnau estanyol #ildefonso falcones #the cathedral of the sea #es asi en ingles? #viscountessaberowen #mis dibujos

[alkeino]

La Catedral del Mar

I am so so disappointed that there is almost no posts about this serie/book. Why ??? The actors are marvelous and the story makes you want to cry and die in the best possible way.

#catedral del mar #arnau estanyol #michelle jenner #mar #book #spain

[athousandtales]

#la catedral del mar #perioddramaedit #fyperioddrama #mine: perioddrama #perioddrama #arnau estanyol #aledis #arnau x aledis #cathedral of the sea #mine. #ildefonso falcones #period dress #period drama

[ceremonial]

Aitor Luna as Arnau Estanyol in CATHEDRAL OF THE SEA (LA CATEDRAL DEL MAR) | 1x06

#filmtv #tvedit #userstream #aitor luna #cathedral of the sea #la catedral del mar #2010s #14th century #medieval era #tv #gifs #ours:gifs #*

[celestialgaea]

So I was watching 'La cathedral del mar' and I realised that the protagonist (Arnau Estanyol) looks like a carbon copy of Arno Dorian and Ezio mixed together

I am simping heavily...

#La cathedral del mar #ezio auditore da firenze #ezio auditore #ezio #arno dorian #arno #ac unity #ac brotherhood #My mind is racing between different thoughts #He overwhelms me

[docpiplup]

@asongofstarkandtargaryen @isadomna

Me realising that Arnau and García II wore the same cape.

#la catedral del mar #the cathedral of the sea #el cid #arnau estanyol #garcía ii de galicia #garcía ii of galicia #costumes #periodcostume #period dramas

[isadorasspanishlitblog]

Ten Interesting Spain Novels

1. The Shadow of the Wind

“Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals from its war wounds, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer's son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julian Carax. But when he sets out to find the author's other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax's books in existence. Soon Daniel's seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona's darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.” (Goodreads)

2. The Angels Game

“In this powerful, labyrinthian thriller, David Martín is a pulp fiction writer struggling to stay afloat. Holed up in a haunting abandoned mansion in the heart of Barcelona, he furiously taps out story after story, becoming increasingly desperate and frustrated. Thus, when he is approached by a mysterious publisher offering a book deal that seems almost too good to be real, David leaps at the chance. But as he begins the work, and after a visit to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, he realizes that there is a connection between his book and the shadows that surround his dilapidated home and that the publisher may be hiding a few troubling secrets of his own. Once again, Ruiz Zafón takes us into a dark, gothic Barcelona and creates a breathtaking tale of intrigue, romance, and tragedy” (Amazon)

3. The Prisoners of Heaven

“Barcelona, 1957. It is Christmas, and Daniel Sempere and his wife, Bea, have much to celebrate. They have a beautiful new baby son named Julián, and their close friend Fermín Romero de Torres is about to be wed. But their joy is eclipsed when a mysterious stranger visits the Sempere bookshop and threatens to divulge a terrible secret that has been buried for two decades in the city's dark past. His appearance plunges Fermín and Daniel into a dangerous adventure that will take them back to the 1940s and the early days of Franco's dictatorship. The terrifying events of that time launch them on a search for the truth that will put into peril everything they love, and will ultimately transform their lives.” (Amazon)

4. Winter in Madrid

“September 1940: the Spanish Civil War is over, Madrid lies in ruin, while the Germans continue their march through Europe, and General Franco evades Hitler's request that he lead his broken country into yet another war. Into this uncertain world comes a reluctant spy for the British Secret Service, sent to gain the confidence of Sandy Forsyth, an old school friend turned shady Madrid businessman. Meanwhile, an ex-Red Cross nurse is engaged in a secret mission of her own. Through this dangerous game of intrigue, C. J. Sansom's riveting tale conjures a remarkable sense of history unfolding and the profound impact of impossible choices.” (Amazon)

5. The Time in Between

“This sweeping novel, which combines the storytelling power of The Shadow of the Wind with the irresistible romance of Casablanca, moves at an unstoppable pace. Suddenly left abandoned and penniless in Morocco by her lover, Sira Quiroga forges a new identity. Against all odds she becomes the most sought-after couture designer for the socialite wives of German Nazi officers. But she is soon embroiled in a dangerous political conspiracy as she passes information to the British Secret Service through a code stitched into the hems of her dresses.” (Goodreads)

6. Happy as a Partridge: Life and Love in Madrid

“Evie Fuller is quite simply fed up. Single, unemployed and rapidly approaching her thirtieth birthday, she finds London life is weighing heavy. When a month of free language lessons offers an escape route, she heads to Madrid for sun-soaked adventures and a crash course in Spanish culture. Will a change of scene restore her zest for life? Follow Evie as she laughs, cries and adjusts to these foreign lands - a shy English girl blossoms under the Spanish sun and discovers the hardest thing about moving abroad is deciding when to come home.” (Goodreads)

7. The Last Jew

“In the year 1492, the Inquisition has all of Spain in its grip. After centuries of pogrom-like riots encouraged by the Church, the Jews - who have been an important part of Spanish life since the days of the Romans - are expelled from the country by royal edict. Many who wish to remain are intimidated by Church and Crown and become Catholics, but several hundred thousand choose to retain their religion and depart; given little time to flee, some perish even before they can escape from Spain. Yonah Toledano, the 15-year-old son of a celebrated Spanish silversmith, has seen his father and brother die during these terrible days - victims whose murders go almost unnoticed in a time of mass upheaval. Trapped in Spain by circumstances, he is determined to honor the memory of his family by remaining a Jew.” (Amazon)

8. The Blind Man of Seville

“Called to a gruesome crime scene, Inspector Javier Falcón is shocked and sickened by what he finds there. Strewn like flower petals on the victim’s shirt are the man’s own eyelids, evidence of a heinous crime with no obvious motive. When the investigation leads Falcón to read his late father’s journals, he discovers a disturbing and sordid past. Meanwhile, more victims are falling. While he struggles to solve the case, he comes across a missing section of his father’s journal—and becomes the murderer’s next intended victim.” (Amazon)

9. The Queen’s Vow

“Isabella is barely a teenager when she becomes an unwitting pawn in a plot to dethrone her half brother, King Enrique. Suspected of treason and held captive, she treads a perilous path, torn between loyalties, until at age seventeen she suddenly finds herself heiress of Castile, the largest kingdom in Spain. Plunged into a deadly conflict to secure her crown, she is determined to wed the one man she loves yet who is forbidden to her—Fernando, prince of Aragón. As they unite their two realms under “one crown, one country, one faith,” Isabella and Fernando face an impoverished Spain beset by enemies. With the future of her throne at stake, Isabella resists the zealous demands of the inquisitor Torquemada even as she is seduced by the dreams of an enigmatic navigator named Columbus. But when the Moors of the southern domain of Granada declare war, a violent, treacherous battle against an ancient adversary erupts, one that will test all of Isabella’s resolve, her courage, and her tenacious belief in her destiny.” (Amazon)

10. Cathedral of the Sea

“Arnau Estanyol arrives in Barcelona to find a city dominated by the construction of the city’s great pride—the cathedral of Santa Maria del Mar—and by its shame, the deadly Inquisition. As a young man, Arnau joins the powerful guild of stoneworkers and helps to build the church with his own hands, while his best friend and adopted brother Joanet studies to become a priest. With time, Arnau prospers and falls secretly in love with a forbidden woman. But when he is betrayed and hauled before the Inquisitor, he finds himself face-to-face with Joanet. Will he lose his life just as his beloved Cathedral of the Sea is finally completed, or will his brother save him?” (Barnesandnoble)

#fiction

[eriksspanishlitblog]

Ten Interesting Novels

 1. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

The story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to an antifascist guerilla unit in the mountains of Spain, it tells of loyalty and courage, love and defeat, and the tragic death of an ideal.  ( Source : goodreads ) 

2. Soldiers of Salamis by Javier Cercas 

In the final moments of the Spanish Civil War, fifty prominent Nationalist prisoners are executed by firing squad. Among them is the writer and fascist Rafael Sanchez Mazas. As the guns fire, he escapes into the forest, and can hear a search party and their dogs hunting him down. The branches move and he finds himself looking into the eyes of a militiaman, and faces death for the second time that day. But the unknown soldier simply turns and walks away. Sanchez Mazas becomes a national hero and the soldier disappears into history. As Cercas sifts the evidence to establish what happened, he realises that the true hero may not be Sanchez Mazas at all, but the soldier who chose not to shoot him. Who was he? Why did he spare him? And might he still be alive? ( Source : Amazon )

3. The Dangerous Summer by Ernest Hemingway

The Dangerous Summer is Hemingway's firsthand chronicle of a brutal season of bullfights. In this vivid account, Hemingway captures the exhausting pace and pressure of the season, the camaraderie and pride of the matadors, and the mortal drama as in fight after fight the rival matadors try to outdo each other with ever more daring performances. At the same time Hemingway offers an often complex and deeply personal self-portrait that reveals much about one of the twentieth century's preeminent writers. ( Source : Amazon ) 

4. Cathedral of the Sea: A Novel by Ildefonso Falcones

In the tradition of Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth, here is a thrilling historical novel of friendship and revenge, plague and hope, love and war, set in the golden age of 14th-century Barcelona. Arnau Estanyol arrives in Barcelona and joins the powerful guild of stone-workers building the magnificent cathedral of Santa Maria del Mar, while his adoptive brother Joan studies to become a priest. As Arnau prospers, he secretly falls in love with a forbidden woman. When he is betrayed and hauled before the Inquisitor, he finds himself face-to-face with his own brother. Will he lose his life just as his beloved cathedral is finally completed, or will his brother spare him? ( Source : Amazon ) 

5. The Fencing Master by Arturo Perez-Reverte 

The unstoppable thrust is the arcane fencing technique known only by Don Jaime—and the deadly maneuver that a beautiful young woman wants him to teach her.What begins as a rather bold request leads Don Jaime into the shadowy politics and violence of mid-nineteenth-century Madrid. ( Source : Amazon )

6. Driving Over Lemons : An Optimist in Spain by Chris Stewart

No sooner had Chris Stewart set eyes on El Valero than he handed over a check.  Now all he had to do was explain to Ana, his wife that they were the proud owners of an isolated sheep farm in the Alpujarra Mountains in Southern Spain.  That was the easy part. Lush with olive, lemon, and almond groves, the farm lacks a few essentials—running water, electricity, an access road.  And then there's the problem of rapacious Pedro Romero, the previous owner who refuses to leave.  A perpetual optimist, whose skill as a sheepshearer provides an ideal entrée into his new community, Stewart also possesses an unflappable spirit that, we soon learn, nothing can diminish.  Wholly enchanted by the rugged terrain of the hillside and the people they meet along the way—among them farmers, including the ever-resourceful Domingo, other expatriates and artists—Chris and Ana Stewart build an enviable life, complete with a child and dogs, in a country far from home. ( Source : Amazon ) 

7. Winter in Madrid : A Novel by C.J. Sansom

September 1940: the Spanish Civil War is over, Madrid lies in ruin, while the Germans continue their march through Europe, and General Franco evades Hitler's request that he lead his broken country into yet another war. Into this uncertain world comes a reluctant spy for the British Secret Service, sent to gain the confidence of Sandy Forsyth, an old school friend turned shady Madrid businessman. Meanwhile, an ex-Red Cross nurse is engaged in a secret mission of her own. Through this dangerous game of intrigue, C. J. Sansom's riveting tale conjures a remarkable sense of history unfolding and the profound impact of impossible choices. ( Source : Amazon ) 

8. The Last Jew by Noah Gordon 

In the year 1492, the Inquisition has all of Spain in its grip. After centuries of pogrom-like riots encouraged by the Church, the Jews - who have been an important part of Spanish life since the days of the Romans - are expelled from the country by royal edict. Many who wish to remain are intimidated by Church and Crown and become Catholics, but several hundred thousand choose to retain their religion and depart; given little time to flee, some perish even before they can escape from Spain. Yonah Toledano, the 15-year-old son of a celebrated Spanish silversmith, has seen his father and brother die during these terrible days - victims whose murders go almost unnoticed in a time of mass upheaval. Trapped in Spain by circumstances, he is determined to honor the memory of his family by remaining a Jew. ( Source : goodreads ) 

9.The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Ruiz Zafon 

Nine-year-old Alicia lost her parents during the Spanish Civil War when the Nacionales (the fascists) savagely bombed Barcelona in 1938. Twenty years later, she still carries the emotional and physical scars of that violent and terrifying time. Weary of her work as an investigator for Spain’s secret police in Madrid, a job she has held for more than a decade, the twenty-nine-year old plans to move on. At the insistence of her boss, Leandro Montalvo, she remains to solve one last case: the mysterious disappearance of Spain’s Minister of Culture, Mauricio Valls. ( Source : Amazon )

With her partner, the intimidating policeman Juan Manuel Vargas, Alicia discovers a possible clue—a rare book by the author Victor Mataix hidden in Valls’ office in his Madrid mansion. Valls was the director of the notorious Montjuic Prison in Barcelona during World War II where several writers were imprisoned, including David Martín and Victor Mataix. Traveling to Barcelona on the trail of these writers, Alicia and Vargas meet with several booksellers, including Juan Sempere, who knew her parents. ( Source : Amazon ) 

10. The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner 

In this stunning novel, C. W. Gortner brings to life Juana of Castile, the third child of Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand of Spain, who would become the last queen of Spanish blood to inherit her country’s throne. Along the way, Gortner takes the reader from the somber majesty of Spain to the glittering and lethal courts of Flanders, France, and Tudor England.  Born amid her parents’ ruthless struggle to unify and strengthen their kingdom, Juana, at the age of sixteen, is sent to wed Philip, heir to the Habsburg Empire. Juana finds unexpected love and passion with her dashing young husband, and at first she is content with her children and her married life. But when tragedy strikes and she becomes heir to the Spanish throne, Juana finds herself plunged into a battle for power against her husband that grows to involve the major monarchs of Europe. Besieged by foes on all sides, Juana vows to secure her crown and save Spain from ruin, even if it costs her everything.  ( Source : Amazon ) 

[laestanteriadealiena]

La catedral del mar (Ildelfonso Falcones)

La catedral del mar (Ildelfonso Falcones)

  La catedral del mar es uno de esos libros que tenía pendientes desde hace años. Normalmente leo primero los libros y después veo las adaptaciones, sin embargo en este caso lo hice al revés. Cuando dieron la serie en la televisión, decidí quitarme la espina clavada y leer el libro, ya que lo que había leído antes de Ildelfonso Falcones me había gustado.

Barcelona, 1320.

La historia comienza con…

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#arnau estanyol #bastaixos #bernat estanyol #Ildefonso Falcones #la catedral del mar

[historiasenlacorte]

La Catedral del Mar will be released this wednesday, 23rd May at 22:40 on the TV channel Antena 3.

This series, based on the homonymous novel by Ildefonso Falcones, produced by Atresmedia and Televisió de Catalunya, it stars Aitor Luna, Michelle Jenner and Silvia Abascal, among others. Is composed of a single season of 8 episodes of less than an hour duration.

In the 14th century Barcelona is in one of the most prosperous moments of its history: the city has grown to the Ribera, a humble fishermen's quarter, in which the cathedral of Santa María del Mar is beginning to be built. When a servant arrives in Barcelona, Arnau Estanyol, fleeing together with his father from the abuses of the feudal lords. Arnau will work as a groom, stevedore and soldier and will become a free man. His social ascent will take him from misery to loose life as a moneychanger, which will awaken the envy of his enemies, who plot and plot their lives in the hands of the Inquisition. The plot has as its background religious control and segregation in the medieval society of Barcelona.

#la catedral del mar #period drama #perioddramaedit #weloveperioddrama #barcelona #michelle jenner #aitor luna #miguel grau #silvia abascal #natalia de molina #andrea duro #pablo derqui #ginés garcía millán #spanish series

[isaempapelecaneta]

In the Bookshelf – Os herdeiros da terra

In the Bookshelf – Os herdeiros da terra

Os Herdeiros da Terra, de Ildefonso Falcones é a continuação da história A Catedral do Mar. Volta a levar-nos à Barcelona Medieval, levando-nos numa viagem histórica, ao mesmo tempo que nos envolve num drama que envolve várias personagens. Voltamos a encontrar por pouco tempo Arnau Estanyol, o herói do primeiro livro. Neste, o herói é Hugo Llor, um rapaz de 12 anos que vai vendo a sua vida mudar,…

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#herdeiros da terra #Livros