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A fictionalized version of the history of the Book of Kells, the story focuses on Brendan, a young monk wanting to join his fellow monks in working on illuminating texts. But with the rising threat of [[Horny Vikings|Viking invasion]], his uncle, Abbot Cellach, is far more focused on fortifying the Abbey for the [[A Storm Is Coming|inevitable attack]].
 
The arrival of Brother Aidan, a master illuminator from Iona, allows Brendan to finally have a teacher and gives him an opportunity to leave the Abbey's wall when he is asked to get materials for ink. Brother Aidan has [[Hell Follows With Me|fled the Viking onslaught]] and is the keeper of the [[I Am'm Dying, Please Take My MacguffinMacGuffin|legendary book of Iona]] — the greatest work of illustration yet produced in Northern Europe, soon to be the Book of [[Genius Bonus|Kells]]. Befriending an [[The Fair Folk|enigmatic fairy]] named [[Meaningful Name|Aisling]] in [[Ghibli Hills|the forest]] and taking a part in assisting Aidan with the Chi Rho page, things go well for him until he encounters the evil Celtic god Crom Cruach, and the Viking threat continues to slowly move closer to the Abbey...
 
Praised for its gorgeous visuals and music (it even got a standing ovation from the staff at [[Pixar]]), it managed to surprise everyone and get a Best Animated Feature nomination at the Oscars in 2010.
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* [[Horny Vikings]]
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: "You can't learn everything from books." "I think I read that somewhere."
* [[I Am'm Dying, Please Take My MacguffinMacGuffin]]: {{spoiler|Aidan's reputation is as "the perfect illuminator," and Brendan calls his book the work of angels. But his eyesight's going and his hands are too unsteady to finish the book, hence enlisting Brendan's help.}}{{context}}<!-- How is this an example of the trope as written? -->
* [[Implacable Man]]: The Vikings. Every shot we see them in is basically them slowly moving. We never see them run at all, or even show any sort of fear, {{spoiler|except for the two that are killed by Aisling's wolves.}}
* [[Karma Houdini]]: The Vikings, {{spoiler|with the exception of the two killed by Aisling's wolves}}.