A fisherman&#39;s son, Alun ap Drystan worships his grandfather Iolyn, a renowned former warrior. The old man is worried about the future of his homeland, and to help, he sends father and son to visit a reclusive seer with Druidic blood.<br /><br />Speaking in riddles, the seer tells Alun the find the Battle Prince: together, they will be the saviours of Gwynedd, and that he will be a great warrior, mingling with the greatest in the land.<br /><br />After a chance meeting with the cattle breeder Iowerth and his son, Cadfael ap Iowerth, Alun realises that the youth&#39;s name in Old Welsh means Battle Prince: his foretold comrade. The youths soon become inseparable friends and blood brothers. But can the seer&#39;s prediction be correct?<br /><br />A riveting, meticulously researched historical adventure set in early medieval Wales, &#39;Rhodri&#39;s Furies&#39; is the first book in John Broughton&rsquo;s BRETLAND TRILOGY of historical novels.