The Secret of Kells

1. Why were the monks chasing the goose at the start?

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2. Why did Brendan’s uncle want the monks to build a wall?

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3. What was the cat’s name?

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4. Why did Brendan go into the forest the first time?

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5. Who did Brendan meet in the forest?

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6. What word did the Vikings say?

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7. How did Brendan escape from the tower prison?

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8. Why did Brendan return to the forest?

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9. What was the weather like when the Vikings attacked Kells?
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10.What attacked the Vikings in the forest?

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 Answers
1. The monks were chasing the goose to take its feathers. They needed the feathers to make
quills to write and draw with.
2. Brendan’s uncle wanted the monks to build a wall to protect Kells from the Viking attacks.
3. The cat’s name was Pangur Bán. He was Brother Aidan’s pet.
4. Brendan went into the forest the first time to get the ‘berries’ that Brother Aidan needed to
make green ink to illustrate the book.
5. Brendan met the fairy girl Aisling in the forest.
6. The only word the Vikings say clearly is ‘GOLD’.
7. Aisling helped Brendan to escape from the tower prison. She transformed the cat, Pangur
Bán, into a ghost and he took the key from the Abbot’s bedroom and used it to open the
locked door and set Brendan free from the tower.
8. Brendan returned to the forest to get the crystal that Brother Aidan needed to magnify the
illustrations and complete the book. The crystal was the remaining eye of the evil serpent
God Crom Cruach.
9. It was snowing when the Vikings attacked Kells.
10. The wolves, which were under the control of the fairy girl Aisling, attacked the Vikings in the
forest.