Gratillonius, a Roman prefect, is tricked by the nine priestesses of Ys into defeating the King, thereby becoming the new King of Ys. The King Of YS (A book in the King of Ys series)
At the clip source: video of the trail, explanation of the concept and haiku recitations by David Morley. Video series by David Morley: practical workshops on how to shape slow poems from the natural world http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/audio/more/slowpoetry/