This is a narrative history of the legends and known events of the Celts and their past, based on a journey from Shetland, down the west coast of Scotland, the Isle of Man and the Outer Hebrides, across to Ireland, back to Anglesey, the west Welsh coast, back to Ireland again an…
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"The Holy Grail, the kingdom of Camelot, The Knights of the Round Table and the magical sword Excalibur are all key ingredients of the legends surrounding King Arthur. But who was he really, where did he come from, and how much of what we read about him in stories that date back…
The history of the kings of Britain
by Thorpe, Lewis, Geoffrey of Monmouth
fromPenguin classics
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Type: Book
The partnership of writer and photographer has resulted in this fascinating approach to one of the most famous of legends. Advances in archaeology and the re-appraisal of documents have opened up new perspectives for all who go in quest of its rich mythology and absorbing intere…
Surveys the legends surrounding King Arthur and examines the historical evidence behind them.
The story of the origins of the British and the Irish peoples, from the end of the last Ice Age around 10,000 BC to the eve of the Norman Conquest - who they were, where they came from, and how they related to one another. "The ancient Celts believed they were descended from Fa…