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  • Folklore of Wales

    by Anne Ross ...
    Series series Folklore
    Wales is a Celtic country and the Celts have always treasured oral learning and recitation, with a passion for committing facts to memory rather than the written word. It is no surprise then, that Welsh folklore and story-telling is so rich and varied.The landscape is studded with the remains of ancient monuments, which were seen as the creation of gods and heroes. Every lake had its legend, ... Read more

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  • Folklore of the Scottish Highlands

    by Anne Ross ...
    Series series Folklore
    The folklore of the Scottish Highlands is unique and very much alive. Dr Anne Ross was a Gaelic-speaking scholar and archaeologist who lived and worked in crofting communities. This enabled her to collect information first hand and to assess the veracity of material already published.In this revised new edition of a modern classic work, Ross portrays the beliefs and customs of Scottish Gaelic ... Read more

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    The History of the Druids in Britain

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  • Scotland's Merlin

    A Medieval Legend and its Dark Age Origins

    by Tim Clarkson ...
    Who was Merlin? Is the famous wizard of Arthurian legend based on a real person? In this book, Merlin's origins are traced back to the story of Lailoken, a mysterious 'wild man' who is said to have lived in the Scottish Lowlands in the sixth century AD. The book considers the question of whether Lailoken belongs to myth or reality. It looks at the historical background of his story and discusses ... Read more

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  • Jack's Strange Tales Collection

    The Complete Series

    by Jack Strange ...
    Series series Jack's Strange Tales
    All six books in 'Jack's Strange Tales', a series by Jack Strange, now in one volume!Strange Tales of Scotland: Strange Tales of Scotland all deal with a particular aspect of Scottish mysteries. You'll learn of the ghost that appeared at the wedding of King Alexander II, of monsters such as the Shellycoat and Water-horse that were thought to inhabit Scotland’s lochs. Another part deals exclusively ... Read more

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  • Storyland

    A New Mythology of Britain

    by Amy Jeffs ...
    Storyland begins between the Creation and Noah's Flood, follows the footsteps of the earliest generation of giants, covers the founding of Britain, England, Wales, and Scotland, the birth of Christ, the wars between Britons, Saxons and Vikings, and closes with the arrival of the Normans.These are retellings of medieval tales of legend, landscape, and the yearning to belong, inhabited by characters ... Read more

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  • The Element Encyclopedia of the Celts

    The latest title in the much-loved Element Encyclopedia series, The Element Encyclopedia of Celts explores the history, culture, and mythology of these great peoples.A comprehensive guide of Celtic history and culture, The Element Encyclopedia of the Celts tells the stories of these grand peoples and their way of life, including their heroic gods and goddesses, incredible myths and legends, and ... Read more

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    Avalon of the Heart

    by Dion Fortune ...
    A description of Glastonbury that remains one of the most evocative and poignant accounts of this wild yet holy place; a power center polarizing with distant Jerusalem and linking and harmonizing the Christian way with the primeval and pagan past of England. ... Read more

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  • The King Arthur Conspiracy

    How a Scottish Prince Became a Mythical Hero

    Arthur led the Britons to the brink of victory but was cut down by treachery and betrayal. Arthurian legends have since been corrupted, leading to popular but false assumptions about the king and the belief that his grave could never be found. Drawing on a vast range of sources and new translations of early British and Gaelic poetry, Arthur explodes these myths and exposes the shocking truth.In ... Read more

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  • A–Z of Irish Names for Children and Their Meanings

    Finding the Perfect Irish Name for Your New Baby

    Including over four hundred beautiful, original and unusual Irish names, Diarmaid Ó Muirithe's brilliant reference book provides the origin, historical and cultural background of practically every Irish name you have ever come across and many you have not! Peppered with witty snippets of information in Diarmaid Ó Muirithe's unique style, The A–Z of Irish Names for Children is the perfect guide to ... Read more

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  • The Ley Line Legacy: Watkins' Early British Trackways and The Old Straight Track

    The Ley Line Legacy brings together Alfred Watkins’ two groundbreaking works, Early British Trackways and The Old Straight Track, in a single volume charting the origins of one of Britain’s most enduring landscape theories.First published in 1922, Early British Trackways introduced Watkins’ revolutionary concept of ‘leys’, straight alignments linking prehistoric monuments, burial sites, and ... Read more

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  • Wales

    Epic Views of a Small Country

    by Jan Morris ...
    Jan Morris's magnificent book celebrates Wales and all things Welsh. Written as a deeply personal study, it reflects the rich bilingual literature and folklore of Wales, the buildings and wonderfully varied landscapes, the national character and humour, the historical predicaments and the political condition of this small but extraordinary country. Jan Morris is a distinguished historian as well ... Read more

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