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Celtic Myths and Legends Paperback – December 23, 2002

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This is an enchantingly told collection of the stirring sagas of gods and goddesses, fabulous beasts, strange creatures, and such heroes as Cuchulain, Fingal, and King Arthur from the ancient Celtic world. Included are popular myths and legends from all six Celtic cultures of Western Europe-Irish, Scots, Manx, Welsh, Cornish, and Breton. Here for the modern reader are the rediscovered tales of cattle raids, tribal invasions, druids, duels, and doomed love that have been incorporated into, and sometimes distorted by, European mythology and even Christian figures. For example, there is the story of Lugh of the Long Hand, one of the greatest gods in the Celtic pantheon, who was later transformed into the faerie craftsman Lugh-Chromain, and finally demoted to the lowly Leprechaun. Celtic Myths and Legends also retells the story of the classic tragic love story of Tristan and Iseult (probably of Cornish origin-there was a real King Mark and a real Tristan in Cornwall) and the original tale of King Arthur, a Welsh leader who fought against the invading Anglo-Saxons. In the hands of Peter Berresford Ellis, the myths sung by long-dead Celtic bards come alive to enchant the modern reader. "The casual reader will be best entertained by ... the legends themselves ...colored with plenty of swordplay, ... quests, shape-shiftings, and druidic sorcery."-Publishers Weekly

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Running Press Adult
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December 23, 2002
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5 x 1.75 x 7.5 inches
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0786711078
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978-0786711079
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Peter Berresford Ellis is the author of such histories as The Celtic Empire and, under the pen name Peter Tremayne, of the Sister Fidelma mystery series. A Fellow of three royal societies, including the Royal Historical Society, he lives in England. Ellis is an authority on the Celts.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Running Press Adult; 1st Pbk. Ed edition (December 23, 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 640 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0786711078
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0786711079
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 1.75 x 7.5 inches

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Christy S. Schultz

VERY academic

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2023

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Utterly thorough treatment of Celtic mythology, extensive discussion of shift in language from Hindu-Sanskrit to Old Irish Celtic. Not the book for you if you are not into extensive language discussions. I LOVE it. VERY academic in nature.

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johnstillwell

From the harp

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2023

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Great mythology collection full of suspense ,mystery. I recommend this book to all who like intrigue. Very well written and understandable.

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Marc McElligott

Fun Collection of Celtic Myths and Legends

Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2014

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This is an enjoyable fun compilation of old Celtic tales from each of the 6 Celtic nations. The author splits the book up into 6 sections one for each Celtic nation of fairly equal size. The authors introduction explains how he picked and put the collection togther and explains how he tried to make them as close to the oldest know original of each tale as possible. A good read for someone looking for a more entry level book on Celtic Myths.

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Christopher R. Travers

I enjoyed it

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2009

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First, this book is not suitable for deep mythological studies. Usually here you need access to source material in the original languages. At least Ellis points you to that material if you want to go that route.

This book is a compilation of retellings of Celtic myths, legends, and folktales. The book is broken up by region and covers Ireland, Man, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany. I found his style enjoyable and easy to read but the structure of the Celtic style of storytelling is entirely left out. Those interested in this should look at his sources (which he discusses if not citing specifically).

The book makes good and light bedtime reading (perhaps what I call a light read might be different than others, but this is pretty light). The stories are generally suitable for reading to kids. It is a nice collection, but has very little value from a scholarly perspective.

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A entertaining read.

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2020

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I came across this book while reading takes of my native gods and cultures, for I am of Germanic descent. My wife however has a lot of
Celtic heritage and thought it would be good to know about the legends of other lands. I found the stories very entertaining, so much so that could barely put the book down. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys stories of the old ways as I do.

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Gary Adkins

celtic myths and legends

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2010

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I have found Celtic myths and legends interesting and thoroughly fascinating. The only problem is my ignorance of the Gaelic language makes it a little difficult to read the personal names and place names. nevertheless the stories are fascinating reading. It makes me think I would like to at least try to learn to speak Gaelic, though I have heard that it is one of the more difficult languages to learn. And of course I would also like to travel to Europe to see the places where celtic culture and literature were born. And I would like to become more familiar with the celtic peoples and their culture.

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Not just Irish or Scots!

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2019

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This is a book that takes time to read, as it contains a huge number of Celtic tales of myth and legend, divided into categories:
Ireland
Isle of Man
Scotland
Wales
Cornwall
Brittany

The myths are interesting and of a variety of ages. Well worth the read for those interested in the Celtic peoples.

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M&M

Exactly what I was expecting, for the most part...

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2012

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Mythology has always been one of those subjects that I have found interesting. So I rather quickly motored through the standard Greek and Roman mythology, and thought "hmm where to go now?" And celtic mythology came to mind (Thanks to Diana Gabaldon's book Outlander...)

Now I saw the page count on this book and I figured it would be a rather comprehensive overview of some traditional celtic mythology, and that is exactly what it was. In that respect the book was informative and entertaining, with just enough background history to allow just anyone old person (like me!) to get the general plot line of each myth and legend. However what i didn't expect upon purchasing this book is the density of this material. Many of the names of various characters were very similar or very long so it was often hard to keep track of who was who. Some kind of index with al the names would have been very helpful. Also, since I am not from Scotland nor have I ever been I was also very unfamiliar with the geography of where many of the legends took place.

So all in all I was very entertained by this book, and I also learned a lot about celtic mythology (which was my goal) but it was a struggle. I would not recommend this book for anyone other than readers who have a natural curiosity about the subject because you will definitely need it to get through parts of this book.

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Nipper

A Wonderful Read

Reviewed in Canada on April 11, 2023

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Nice item and good seller.

Gabriel

Great

Reviewed in Italy on November 18, 2023

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I don't usually read books in English, but I purchased this book because it's a collection of Irish myths that are not always available in Italy due to a lack of sources. It's a very good collection and I love it!!
The book is written in a fluent English, if you have basic English, I recommend purchasing it.

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Silverfox

Ok quality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2023

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Haven't read it yet.

Abhishek Constantine Winchester Roy

One of the best books on Celt history and mythology.

Reviewed in India on October 30, 2022

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This is one of the best books on Celt history and mythology. The author has described Celt history in details, and depicted a vivid picture of their beliefs.

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