"Britain's rich and varied folklore, legends and beliefs provide a unique insight into the island's turbulent history. Every invader, refugee or settler has helped contribute some new element or twist to the complex pattern of our national heritage, and new myths are still in th…
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Britain's rich and varied folklore, legends and beliefs provide an insight into the island's history. Every invader, refugee or settler has helped contribute some new element or twist to the complex pattern of our national heritage. This volume provides a comprehensive companion…
"Britain's rich and varied folklore, legends and beliefs provide a unique insight into the island's turbulent history. Every invader, refugee or settler has helped contribute some new element or twist to the complex pattern of our national heritage, and new myths are still in th…
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 …
Myths determine the way cultures understand themselves. The papers in this volume examine culturally specific myths in Britain and the German-speaking world, and compare approaches to the theory of myth, together with the ways in which mythological formations operate in literatu…