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A Brief Guide to Celtic Myths and Legends [electronic resource] : Brief Histories

Whittock, Martyn2015
eAudioBook
Marytn Whittock provides an accessible overview while also assessing the current state of research regarding the origins and significance of the myths. Since all records of the myths first occur in the early medieval period, the focus is on the survival of pre-Christian mythology and the interactions of the early Christian writers with these myths. A wide-ranging and enthralling introduction to Celtic mythology, from the Irish gods before gods, the Fomorians, to the children of Llyr, the sea deity; from the hunter-warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill, whose exploits are chronicled in the Fenian Cycle, to Cú Chulainn, the Hound of Ulster; and from the Welsh heroes of the Mabinogion to Arthur, King of Britain, though the mythical, Welsh version who predates the medieval legends.
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Bolinda/Audible audio, 2015
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
ISBN:
9781489016218
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2773690
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