{"product_id":"9781849948500","title":"Celtic Fairy Tales and Legends : Volume 4 - Rosalind Kerven","description":"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.","brand":"Rosalind Kerven","offers":[{"title":"208 pages, 30 illustrations \/ 01\/02\/2024 \/ Myth \u0026 legend told as fiction","offer_id":57730446950775,"sku":"9781849948500","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9781849948500.jpg?v=1794306062","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781849948500","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}