Rowena is
one of the most beloved princesses in all of Ireland, the Emerald Isle. Everyone in the kingdom knows Rowena: when
she rides past on her trusty steed, Heremon the Horse, Rowena’s flaming red
hair flies in the breeze and everyone is struck by her beauty and her elegant
clothes.
She often
wears her favorite dress: it is green brocade and is decorated with the famous
celtic knot pattern in gold. She’s a
smart dresser: she even wears golden shoes that match the golden celtic knots!
She lives
with her parents, the king and queen of an area where a lake sits in the center
of a wide green valley. Their castle
sits high atop a rocky hill on a slope along the side of the valley. The lake is surrounded by forests and there
is a small village next to the lake just below the castle.
Rowena is
not only famous for her beauty and her elegant clothes: she is also an
incredibly talented hunter! Her father
taught her from an early age how to use her bow and arrow.
Why is this
so important? One reason is that there
are many wild beasts lurking in the forests like wolves and wild boars. Rowena must always be careful as she rides
through the forest. She is never afraid
because she is a very brave princess and she has learned to shoot her arrows
with unbelievable accuracy.
Rowena is
not only brave: she is also extremely kind-hearted. There is a very famous story about
Rowena. This story has been told many
times, and all of the children in the kingdom know it by heart.
One day,
Rowena was riding down from the castle.
She was going into the village to buy some new fabric to have another
dress made.
As she rode
through the forest she heard someone crying for help. She rode as fast as she could towards the
sound and what did she see?
It was a
young child on the path through the forest.
The child was surrounded by a pack of hungry wolves! Their teeth were bared and they were getting
ready to pounce!
Rowena was
a skilled rider and talented hunter. She
was able to pull an arrow out of her quiver and shoot it at one of the wolves
while she was still riding Heremon!
She was
able to scare away all of the wolves and save the child. Then she pulled the child up so the two of
them could ride on Heremon. She took the
child into the village: the parents were so happy to have their lost child
returned safely to them.
This is
just one of many stories about Rowena, the famous princess from the mysterious
Celtic world of medieval times: Rowena the beautiful, the brave, and the
kind-hearted. Many parents tell their
children “Rowena Stories” so that they too will be inspired to be kind and
brave.
