Imagine a little boat of wood and oxhide, a crew of seventeen monks, and a sea that holds as many wonders as terrors. The Voyage of Saint Brendan carries readers across seven years of storm and stillness: an island that is really a whale, a tree of singing birds, a crystal pillar rising from the waves, a furnace burning beneath a demon-forge, and at last the veiled Land of the Saints' Promise. Written by an anonymous Irish monk in the ninth century and beloved across medieval Europe, this Latin classic is at once an adventure, a map of the inner life, and a pilgrimage in search of a home beyond this world. This faithful modern-English edition keeps the shape and spirit of the original while making its beauty plain for today's reader. It offers a clear, inviting text with an introduction, glossary of names and terms, and notes. Part of The World Scriptures Library.