Celtic Fairy Tales and Legends : Volume 4 - Rosalind Kerven

Celtic Fairy Tales and Legends : Volume 4 - Rosalind Kerven

Rosalind Kerven

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  • Pages · 208 pages, 30 illustrations
  • Publication Date · 01/02/2024
  • Genre · Myth & legend told as fiction
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From mermaids to dragons, 16 ancient Celtic fairy tales retold with their historiesThe Celtic cultures of the British Isles - Ireland, Scotland and Wales - have produced some of the richest traditional tales in Europe. Three words best sum up their themes and flavour: adventure, enchantment and romance.�In this book, Rosalind Kerven has revived the best Celtic fairy tales for a new generation. The stories are sourced from old folk tale collections from all three regions, alongside selected medieval Welsh and Irish texts.�_x0007_ Visit mysterious Otherworlds inside the hills and below the sea - including a land where only the truth is ever spoken. _x0007_ Meet iconic characters such as the first great Welsh poet, Taliesin, and the mighty Irish hero, Fionn mac Cumhaill. _x0007_ Cheer on bold Scots lasses such as Mallie Whuppy, as she outwits a fearsome giant, and Kate Crackernuts, who rescues a prince from bewitchment. _x0007_ Encounter witches, fairies, a bogle, talking animals and strange underwater beings. Each story is retold from the medieval texts and oral storytelling traditions of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with fascinating background notes and a long list of sources and further reading included. The background notes feature a list of source material, analyses of themes, and examples of similar legends from all over Europe.

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