This volume is an illustrated guide to the mythological and legendary sites of Great Britain and Ireland. The author provides historical information, placing the myths and legends in their historical contexts. He then explains and describes each location and associates each with…
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…
Britain Begins is nothing less than the story of the origins of the British and the Irish peoples, from around 10,000 BC to the eve of the Norman Conquest. Using the most up to date archaeological evidence together with new work on DNA and other scientific techniques which help …
"In the last fifty years, folklorists have amassed an extraordinary corpus of contemporary legends including "the Choking Doberman," "the Eaten Ticket," and "the Vanishing Hitchhiker." But what about the urban legends of the past? These legends and tales have rarely been collect…
"In the last fifty years, folklorists have amassed an extraordinary corpus of contemporary legends including "the Choking Doberman," "the Eaten Ticket," and "the Vanishing Hitchhiker." But what about the urban legends of the past? These legends and tales have rarely been collect…