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The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World by John Haywood
Synopsis: Through fifty-four color maps, covering almost 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, this atlas of the Celts charts their dramatic history from Bronze Age origins to present-day diaspora. Each map is accompanied by an authoritative text and supporting illustrations. “Continental Celts” maps the Hallstatt and La Tène cultures in Central Europe; the …
Magic of the Celtic Gods and Goddesses by Carl McColman and Kathryn Hinds
This is not the first time I’ve read this book. There is a lot of thought that went into the organization of the book. I’m going to start from the back then go to the front and then to the middle. The book has three appendices. The first recommends books on the retelling of Celtic …
The Encyclopedia of Celtic Myth and Legend by Caitlin and John Matthews
I read this book in 2005 and then just put it away, not because it wasn’t any good but because at the time I wasn’t really looking at the myths and legends as anything more than entertaining stories. When I decided to write about the Celtic myths and legends critically I got out all the …
Celtic Myths and Legends By Michael Foss
Celtic Myths and Legends was first published in 1995 and it is a book of myths from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. The book is divided into six sections each one dealing with a subject matter. The first section is about who the Celtic are, the second is about the physical world, the Otherworld and the …
Celtic Myths and Legends by Peter Berresford Ellis
Celtic Myths and Legends is a collection of Irish, Scots, Welsh, Cornish, Manx and Breton tales brought together by Peter Ellis in one volume. Ellis, tells the tales in his own words, from manuscripts that he has read. Now you can say what you will about Ellis’s loyalties but he is a great storyteller. He …
The Celts by John Haywood
John Haywood in his introduction of the book tells us that in recent academic writing about the Celts the focus has been on whether or not the Celts really existed and on whether the modern Celts are real Celts. His opinion on the matter (with some reservations which he will discuss in the book) is …
Celtic Mythology by Proinsias MacCana
For a book written in 1970 it is still very much relevant today. I’m not sure what that says about our study of Celtic mythology. The book talks about all three branches of Celtic mythology, which are Gaulic, Irish and Welsh. The introduction of the book starts out with a recounting of the history of …
Celtic Myths (The Legendary Past) by Miranda Jane Green
Celtic Myths is a tiny book (only 80 pages including index) but it makes for an interesting and informative read if you are just beginning to read Celtic mythology. Much of the information in the book deals with Irish and Welsh mythology. The thing that I appreciate the most about this book is the Further …
Celtic Heritage: Ancient tradition in Ireland and Wales by Alwyn and Brinley Rees
This is a book that I have read a couple of times before and a book that teaches me something new every time that I read it. Some of the information in the book is of course out of date but that in no way detracts from the book or its importance in looking at …
