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Author : Charles Squire
Publisher : Career Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Celts
ISBN : 1564145344
This sets the ancient tales of gods and heroes in the context of the burgeoning interest among spiritual seekers of all persuasions in the ancient celtic mythical and legendary traditions.
Author : Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green,Miranda J. Green
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Celts
ISBN : 0500279756
Contains entries on Celtic myth, religion, and folklore in Britain and Europe between 500 BC and 400 AD.
Author : Peter Ellis
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781780333632
Developed from an early oral storytelling tradition dating back to the dawn of European culture, this is one of the oldest and most vibrant of Europe's mythologies. From all six Celtic cultures - Irish, Scots, Welsh, Cornish, Manx and Breton - Peter Berresford Ellishas included popular myths and legends, as well as bringing to light exciting new tales which have been lying in manuscript form, untranslated and unknown to the modern general reader. The author brings not only his extensive knowledge of source material but also his acclaimed skills of storytelling to produce an original, enthralling and definitive collection of Celtic myths and legends - tales of gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, magical weapons, fabulous beasts, and entities from the ancient Celtic world.
Author : Peter Berresford Ellis
Publisher : Running Press Adult
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0786711078
This is an enchantingly told collection of the stirring sagas of gods and goddesses, fabulous beasts, strange creatures, and such heroes as Cuchulain, Fingal, and King Arthur from the ancient Celtic world. Included are popular myths and legends from all six Celtic cultures of Western Europe—Irish, Scots, Manx, Welsh, Cornish, and Breton. Here for the modern reader are the rediscovered tales of cattle raids, tribal invasions, druids, duels, and doomed love that have been incorporated into, and sometimes distorted by, European mythology and even Christian figures. For example, there is the story of Lugh of the Long Hand, one of the greatest gods in the Celtic pantheon, who was later transformed into the faerie craftsman Lugh-Chromain, and finally demoted to the lowly Leprechaun. Celtic Myths and Legends also retells the story of the classic tragic love story of Tristan and Iseult (probably of Cornish origin—there was a real King Mark and a real Tristan in Cornwall) and the original tale of King Arthur, a Welsh leader who fought against the invading Anglo-Saxons. In the hands of Peter Berresford Ellis, the myths sung by long-dead Celtic bards come alive to enchant the modern reader. "The casual reader will be best entertained by ... the legends themselves ...colored with plenty of swordplay, ... quests, shape-shiftings, and druidic sorcery."—Publishers Weekly
Author : Philip Freeman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780190460488
Most people have heard of the Celts--the elusive, ancient tribal people who resided in present-day England, Ireland, Scotland and France. Paradoxically characterized as both barbaric and innocent, the Celts appeal to the modern world as a symbol of a bygone era, a world destroyed by the ambition of empire and the spread of Christianity throughout Western Europe. Despite the pervasive cultural and literary influence of the Celts, shockingly little is known of their way of life and beliefs, because very few records of their stories exist. In this book, for the first time, Philip Freeman brings together the best stories of Celtic mythology. Everyone today knows about the gods and heroes of the ancient Greeks, such as Zeus, Hera, and Hercules, but how many people have heard of the Gaulish god Lugus or the magical Welsh queen Rhiannon or the great Irish warrior Cú Chulainn? We still thrill to the story of the Trojan War, but the epic battles of the Irish Táin Bó Cuailgne are known only to a few. And yet those who have read the stories of Celtic myth and legend-among them writers like J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis-have been deeply moved and influenced by these amazing tales, for there is nothing in the world quite like them. In these stories a mysterious and invisible realm of gods and spirits exists alongside and sometimes crosses over into our own human world; fierce women warriors battle with kings and heroes, and even the rules of time and space can be suspended. Captured in vivid prose these shadowy figures-gods, goddesses, and heroes-come to life for the modern reader.
Author : T. W. Rolleston
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547764205
This eBook edition of "The Celtic Mythology" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. This edition of Celtic Myths and Legends represents a selected collection of Irish tales, Welsh myths & Arthurian legends. There are numerous stories from the Celtic mythology but also there are facts about their history and religion, about where they came from, where they went and where they are now. Contents: The Celts in Ancient History The Religion of the Celts The Irish Invasion Myths The Early Milesian Kings Tales of the Ultonian Cycle Tales of the Ossianic Cycle The Voyage of Maeldūn Myths and Tales of the Cymry
Author : Emily Lyle
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786832061
This wide-ranging book contains twelve chapters by scholars who explore aspects of the fascinating field of Celtic mythology – from myth and the medieval to comparative mythology, and the new cosmological approach. Examples of the innovative research represented here lead the reader into an exploration of the possible use of hallucinogenic mushrooms in Celtic Ireland, to mental mapping in the interpretation of the Irish legend Táin Bó Cuailgne, and to the integration of established perspectives with broader findings now emerging at the Indo-European level and its potential to open up the whole field of mythology in a new way.
Author : Patricia Monaghan
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781438110370
Presents an illustrated A to Z reference containing over 1,000 entries providing information on Celtic myths, fables and legends from Ireland, Scotland, Celtic Britain, Wales, Brittany, central France, and Galicia.
Author : Bob Curran,James Cantrell
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781589809178
Many American legends have Celtic origins. Each chapter in this fascinating book presents a Celtic myth and a similar American one. Celtic immigrants brought these legends to all regions of the U.S. Old-world mythology morphs into New World folklore. Curran recounts America's oldest legends and traces their origins to the Celtic mythology of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, presenting a similar old-world tale alongside each American version. Once transported to America, the original Celtic tales evolved to assimilate the new population's geographic, social, and religious customs, weaving their way into the fabric of American folk history.
Author : Charles Squire
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780486122090
Splendid compilation of tales ranges from Arthurian myth to less-familiar adventures, such as Finn and his Fenians, plus many other heroic figures from the Gaelic pantheon.
Author : James MacKillop
Publisher : Oxford Reference Collection
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-14
Category : BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
ISBN : 0198804849
This Dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format.A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology is a comprehensive and accessible survey of one of the world's richest mythological traditions. It covers the people, themes, concepts, places, and creatures of Celtic mythology, saga, legend, and folklore from both ancient pagan origins, and moderntraditions.
Author : Michael Scott
Publisher : Little Brown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Legends
ISBN : 0751512427
From the epic Irish legend of Cuchulain to tales of banshees, leprechauns and wizards, these short stories and fables cover a wide range of Ireland's mythology and legends, forming a companion volume to Michael Scott's Irish Folk and Fairy Tales.
Author : Claire Booss,William Butler Yeats
Publisher : Gramercy
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:39000005562264
Introduce yourself to the noble heroes and magical creatures of Irish mythology. Includes the two definitive works on the subject by the giants of the Irish Renaissance. W.B. Yeates' Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry and Lady Gregory's Cuchulain of Muirthemne.
Author : Ward Rutherford
Publisher : Weiser Books
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781609259914
This is a lively and absorbing account of the world of Celtic myth and the role it has played in the development of western culture. Included here are: The world of the Celts, including an historical overview from their emergence as an identifiable people around 1000 B.C. Also included is an exploration of their social structure. The contents of Celtic myths and the differences and similarities between their manifestation in Britain and Ireland. The topography of the supernatural world of Celtic myth, including discussion of Druidism, Shamanism, and the meaning of Celtic myths. The influence of Celtic myth in English literature from Arthurian legend to the Grail legends. This highly literate, lively, and absorbing exploration of one of the jewels of European cultural heritage demonstrates how deeply Celtic mythology has become embedded in Western consciousness. It is for anyone interested in history, mythology, spirituality, and culture.
Author : Charles Squire
Publisher : Tiger Books
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000055572337