Complete Guide to Celtic MythologyAppletree, 2000 - 252 halaman The Celtic world is a rich source of myth and legend and this attractive volume aims to introduce the subject to a wide audience. Following a general history of Celts and druids, Curran presents extracts or summaries of myths that tell the stories of saints, giants and monsters, sea gods, earth and air spirits, sacred sites and heroes. Storytelling in the Celtic tradition is shown to be still alive in the far west of Britain. Each section is accompanied by numerous photographs of Celtic sites and past and present artistic representations of the legends. |
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... Scotland . Probably , these were earthworks abandoned by the aborigines and taken over by the Celts . Later generations associated them with the fairies , and credited them with magical powers . There were entrances to the Otherworld ...
... Scotland . Probably , these were earthworks abandoned by the aborigines and taken over by the Celts . Later generations associated them with the fairies , and credited them with magical powers . There were entrances to the Otherworld ...
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... Scotland is named after its patron Celtic goddess Deva , a goddess that might have predated the Celts . Many of these rivers and lakes were treated with awe and reverence as the dwelling places of the spirits . Gifts and offerings were ...
... Scotland is named after its patron Celtic goddess Deva , a goddess that might have predated the Celts . Many of these rivers and lakes were treated with awe and reverence as the dwelling places of the spirits . Gifts and offerings were ...
Halaman 244
... Scotland Circa 1695 , Birlinn Ltd , 1994 Merrifield , R. , The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic , London , 1987 Meyer , K. , Death Tales of Ulster Heroes , Dublin , 1906 Monro , D. , A Voyage to St Kilda and a Description of the Western ...
... Scotland Circa 1695 , Birlinn Ltd , 1994 Merrifield , R. , The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic , London , 1987 Meyer , K. , Death Tales of Ulster Heroes , Dublin , 1906 Monro , D. , A Voyage to St Kilda and a Description of the Western ...
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