A Brief Guide to Celtic Myths and Legends
An insightful and accessible guide that breathes fresh life into the enduringly popular Celtic myths and legends In this wide-ranging and very readable introduction to the myths and legends of the Celts - a world of giants, tumultuous storms, magic cauldrons, fierce warriors and severed heads that talk - Whittock draws extensively on up-to-date archaeological evidence, Greek and Roman inscriptions and medieval Irish and Welsh manuscripts. He also examines the later Breton literature - and, where written evidence is scarce, enduring oral traditions. His interpretation is both thrilling and authentic of such characters as the Irish gods befo…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-78033-892-7
- EAN: 9781780338927
- Produktnummer: 14955250
- Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Masse: H13.0 cm x B19.8 cm x D2.3 cm 254 g
- Gewicht: 254
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
Über den Autor
MARTYN WHITTOCK taught history at secondary level for thirty-five years. He has acted as an historical consultant to the National Trust, the BBC and English Heritage and is the author or co-author of forty-eight books, including A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages, Norse Myths and Legends and The Secret History of Soviet Russia's Police State.
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