Produktbeschreibung
An illustrated Celtic lore encyclopedia.
Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand.
– Yeats (1886)
The Celtic Cyclopedia delves deeply into the 6 Celtic kingdoms:
Ireland
Manx
Scotland
Wales
Cornwall
Brittany
The book explores the religions, cultures and mythology of the Celtic tribes, and touches upon those of the invading Vikings. The 10th century Celtic Twilight is explored, as one age ends and another begins.
Within these pages the stories come alive of kings, queens, heroes, saints, gods and monsters:
Tuatha Dé Danann
Fir Bolg
Fomorians
Pan-Celtic gods and goddesses
The Dark Ones
The historical tales of Arthur
Faeries, goblins and other curiosities
The walking Saints and their miracles
The kings, queens and heroes such as Cú Chulainn |
