Supernatural Isle Of Man

Author : Jenny Randles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000094735150

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Supernatural Isle of Man by Jenny Randles Pdf

The ancient kingdom of Mann has many unique charms, from its steam trains and horse trams to the world's oldest unbroken parliamentary democracy. However, the island is also home to a rich gathering of legends and present-day mysteries. Where else in modern times would you find a UFO crash on a mountain-top alongside precautions to ensure that the present British monarch paid homage to strange beings that live under a bridge? This book brings you the adventures of the fenoderee, who created the world's first crop circles. It talks about the fearsome moddey dhoo that terrified castle guards, plus dozens of other amazing cases - including the most bizarre twentieth-century poltergeist story on record. Even the island's creation myth is steeped in the supernatural. Whether following these weird tales from the comfort of your armchair or using the book's visitor friendly features on an actual trip, you will find that wonder and mystery are alive and well just 60 miles off the British shores. Supernatural Isle of Man is the most informative and up-to-date account of this magical island.

Author : J. Gordon Melton,Martin Baumann
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 3788 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781598842043

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Religions of the World [6 volumes] by J. Gordon Melton,Martin Baumann Pdf

This masterful six-volume encyclopedia provides comprehensive, global coverage of religion, emphasizing larger religious communities without neglecting the world's smaller religious outposts. Religions of the World, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices is an extraordinary work, bringing together the scholarship of some 225 experts from around the globe. The encyclopedia's six volumes offer entries on every country of the world, with particular emphasis on the larger nations, as well as Indonesia and the Latin American countries that are traditionally given little attention in English-language reference works. Entries include profiles on religion in the world's smallest countries (the Vatican and San Marino), profiles on religion in recently established or disputed countries (Kosovo and Nagorno-Karabakh), as well as profiles on religion in some of the world's most remote places (Antarctica and Easter Island). Religions of the World is unique in that it is based in religion "on the ground," tracing the development of each of the 16 major world religious traditions through its institutional expressions in the modern world, its major geographical sites, and its major celebrations. Unlike other works, the encyclopedia also covers the world of religious unbelief as expressed in atheism, humanism, and other traditions.

Author : Christopher Josiffe
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-24
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781913689148

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Gef! by Christopher Josiffe Pdf

An exhaustive investigation of the case of Gef, a “talking mongoose” or “man-weasel,” who appeared to a family living on the Isle of Man. “I am the fifth dimension! I am the eighth wonder of the world!” During the mid-1930s, British and overseas newspapers were full of incredible stories about Gef, a “talking mongoose” or “man-weasel” who had allegedly appeared in the home of the Irvings, a farming family in a remote district of the Isle of Man. The creature was said to speak in several languages, to sing, to steal objects from nearby farms, and to eavesdrop on local people. Despite written reports, magazine articles and books, several photographs, fur samples and paw prints, voluminous correspondence, and signed eyewitness statements, there is still no consensus as to what was really happening to the Irving family. Was it a hoax? An extreme case of folie à plusieurs? A poltergeist? The possession of an animal by an evil spirit? Now you can read all the evidence and decide for yourself. Seven years' research and interviews, photographs (many previously unseen), interviews with surviving witnesses, visits to the site—all are presented in this book, the first examination of the case for seventy years. In the words of its mischievous, enigmatic subject, “If you knew what I know, you'd know a hell of a lot!"

Author : Barry Fitzgerald
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781329222649

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Searching the Sidhe by Barry Fitzgerald Pdf

Author : R. Andrew McDonald
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030220266

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Kings, Usurpers, and Concubines in the 'Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles' by R. Andrew McDonald Pdf

This Palgrave Pivot explores the representation of sea kings, sinners, and saints in the mid-thirteenth century Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles, the single most important text for the history of the kingdoms of Man and the Isles, c.1066-1300. The focus of the Chronicles on the power struggles, plots and intrigues within the ruling dynasties of Man and the Isles offers an impressive array of heroes and villains. The depiction of the activities of heroic sea kings like Godred Crovan, tyrannical usurpers like Harald son of Godred Don, and their concubines and wives, as well as local heroes like Saint Maughold, raises important questions concerning the dynamic interactions of power, gender and historical writing in the medieval Kingdoms of Man and the Isles, and provide new insights into the significance of the text that is our most important source of information on these ‘Forgotten Kingdoms’ of the medieval British Isles.

Author : Matthew Phipps Shiel
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Art
ISBN : EAN:4064066400750

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Vaila by Matthew Phipps Shiel Pdf

"Vaila" or "The House of Sounds" is a gloomy tale revolving around a five-century-old manor built over a waterfall on a remote island called Vaila somewhere in the North Seas. Fascinating appearance of this incredible building is enhanced by the image of Harfager, last of his tribe, who looms through the mention's halls waiting for his hour to come.

Author : Ralph Harvey
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1402744889

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Simply Fairies by Ralph Harvey Pdf

Fairies have enchanted humans for centuries--but are these mischievous, ethereal creatures more than just myth? One could ask for no better guide to the fairy realm than Ralph Harvey, one of England’s foremost modern-day witches. In Simply Fairies he intersperses his own intriguing fairy encounters (among them, a mysterious musical interlude in an Irish valley) with an impeccable, succinct introduction to fairy lore. You will learn the special meaning of roses to fairies and the significance of "elf bolts,” as well as how fairies influenced everyone from Henry III to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Harvey even tells the best ways to seek out fairies (hint: aligning your chakras will help) and how to express gratitude for fairy favors.

Author : Jenny Randles
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780743492591

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Breaking the Time Barrier by Jenny Randles Pdf

The race to build the first time machine.

Author : Clive Murray Norris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000048438

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Thomas Wride and Wesley’s Methodist Connexion by Clive Murray Norris Pdf

This book highlights the life and writings of an itinerant preacher in John Wesley’s Methodist Connexion, Thomas Wride (1733-1807). Detailed studies of such rank and file preachers are rare, as Methodist history has largely been written by and about its leadership. However, Wride’s ministry shows us that the development of this worldwide movement was more complicated and uncertain than many accounts suggest. Wride’s attitude was distinctive. He was no respecter of persons, freely criticising almost everyone he came across, and in doing so exposing debates and tensions within both Methodism and wider society. However, being so combative also led him into conflict with the very movement he sought to promote. Wride is an authentic, self-educated, and non-élite voice that illuminates important features of Eighteenth-Century life well beyond his religious activities. He sheds light on his contemporaries’ attitudes to issues such as the role of women, attitudes towards and the practice of medicine, and the experience and interpretation of dreams and supernatural occurrences. This is a detailed insight into the everyday reality of being an Eighteenth-Century Methodist minister. As such, this text will be of interest to academics working in Methodist Studies and Religious History, as well as Eighteenth-Century History more generally.

Author : Vicki Cummings,Chris Fowler
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781785700385

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The Neolithic of the Irish Sea by Vicki Cummings,Chris Fowler Pdf

This collection of 24 papers aims to reconsider the nature and significance of the Irish Sea as an area of cultural interaction during the Neolithic period. The traditional character of work across this region has emphasised the existence of prehistoric contact, with sea routes criss-crossing between Ireland, the Isle of Man, Anglesey and the British mainland. A parallel course of investigation, however, has demonstrated that the British and Irish Neolithics were in many ways different, with distinct indigenous patterns of activity and social practices. The recent emphasis on regional studies has further produced evidence for parallel yet different processes of cultural change taking place throughout the British Isles as a whole. This volume brings together some of these regional perspectives and compares them across the Irish Sea area. The authors consider new ways to explain regional patterning in the use of material objects and relate them to past practices and social strategies. Were there practices that were shared across the Irish Sea area linking different styles of monuments and material culture, or were the media intrinsic to the message? The volume is based on papers presented at a conference held at the University of Manchester in 2002.

Author : Aisling Byrne
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780198746003

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Otherworlds by Aisling Byrne Pdf

'Otherworlds' offers a new perspective on the otherworlds depicted in British and Irish medieval literature.

Author : KJ Charles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-02
Category : Gay men
ISBN : 1999784669

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Spectred Isle by KJ Charles Pdf

Archaeologist Saul Lazenby has been all but unemployable since his disgrace during the War. Now he scrapes a living working for a rich eccentric who believes in magic. Saul knows it's a lot of nonsense...except that he begins to find himself in increasingly strange and frightening situations. And at every turn he runs into the sardonic, mysterious Randolph Glyde. Randolph is the last of an ancient line of arcanists, commanding deep secrets and extraordinary powers as he struggles to fulfil his family duties in a war-torn world. He knows there's something odd going on with the haunted-looking man who keeps turning up in all the wrong places. The only question for Randolph is whether Saul is victim or villain. Saul hasn't trusted anyone in a long time. But as the supernatural threat grows, along with the desire between them, he'll need to believe in evasive, enraging, devastatingly attractive Randolph. Because he may be the only man who can save Saul's life-or his soul. Book 1 of the Green Men series

Author : Morgan Llywelyn
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429913201

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Lion of Ireland by Morgan Llywelyn Pdf

King, warrior, and lover Brian Boru was stronger, braver, and wiser than all other men-the greatest king Ireland has ever known. Out of the mists of the country's most violent age, he merged to lead his people to the peak of their golden era. His women were as remarkable as his adventures: Fiona, the druidess with mystical powers; Deirdre, beautiful victim of a Norse invader's brutal lust; Gormlaith, six-foot, read-haired goddess of sensuality. Set against the barbaric splendors of the tenth century, Lion of Ireland is a story rich in truth and legend-in which friends become deadly enemies, bedrooms turn into battlefields, and dreams of glory are finally fulfilled. Morgan Llywelyn has written one of the greatest novels of Irish history. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Sian Echard,Robert Rouse
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 2102 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781118396988

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The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain, 4 Volume Set by Sian Echard,Robert Rouse Pdf

Bringing together scholarship on multilingual and intercultural medieval Britain like never before, The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain comprises over 600 authoritative entries spanning key figures, contexts and influences in the literatures of Britain from the fifth to the sixteenth centuries. A uniquely multilingual and intercultural approach reflecting the latest scholarship, covering the entire medieval period and the full tapestry of literary languages comprises over 600 authoritative yet accessible entries on key figures, texts, critical debates, methodologies, cultural and isitroical contexts, and related terminology Represents all the literatures of the British Isles including Old and Middle English, Early Scots, Anglo-Norman, the Norse, Latin and French of Britain, and the Celtic Literatures of Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Cornwall Boasts an impressive chronological scope, covering the period from the Saxon invasions to the fifth century to the transition to the Early Modern Period in the sixteenth Covers the material remains of Medieval British literature, including manuscripts and early prints, literary sites and contexts of production, performance and reception as well as highlighting narrative transformations and intertextual links during the period

Author : Sophia Morrison
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752420142

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Manx Fairy Tales by Sophia Morrison Pdf

Reproduction of the original: Manx Fairy Tales by Sophia Morrison