Kells

After Roman authority collapsed across Europe(410-476 AD), a supposed Dark Age set in, full of ignorance and woe- while not exactly true, society was quite primitive in areas like Britain or Gaul until about 1200- but before that the region had a center of learning often overlooked by history-

Saint Columba was a monk based in Ireland, when he transcribed a Psalter and took the original copy- this action infuriated a powerful Chieftain and led to a bloody feud and the battle of Cul Dreinhme, in 561 AD. Columba fled to Scotland, full of guilt, and began a zealous mission that earned him the ownership of the island of Iona. Here a grand Library was built, a mystery to this day (what happened to all the books?).

Iona became the center of 'Celtic Christianity.' Here, Easter was calculated to occur on a different date, the concept of Limbo and Original Sin were altered, and ecclesiastic authorities openly defied the Pope, without suffering consequences.

According to legend, St. Columba once confronted and rebuked the Loch Ness Monster.