Title:
Heroes of the dawn : Celtic myth.
ISBN:
9780705421713
Publication Information:
Amsterdam : Time-Life Books, c1996.
Physical Description:
144 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm.
Series:
General Note:
"Writers, Fergus Fleming ... [et al.] ; created, edited and designed by Duncan Baird Publishers"--T.p. verso.
Contents:
Celtic world. Picture essay: Art myth and symbol -- Gods, goddesses and the cosmos. Sacred world of the Celts -- Mother goddess -- Lords of the heavens -- Otherworld -- Gods and the natural world -- Great festivals -- Knowledge and wisdom -- Ritual and sacrifice -- Picture essay: Mystic animals -- Battles of the heroes -- Great invasions -- Ulster wars -- Finn and the Fianna -- Oenghus, god of love -- Fantastic journeys -- Picture essay: Palace for the gods -- Tales of magic and transformation -- Sources of Welsh myth -- Lord of the Otherworld -- Bran the blessed -- Enchantment of Dyfed -- Virgin's lap -- Culhwch, the royal hero -- Shorter tales -- Legends of Arthur -- Historical Arthur -- Legendary Arthur -- Picture essay: Arthurian sites -- Magic of Merlin -- Gawain and the Orkney Clan -- Lancelot -- Guinevere -- Fairy queens of the Round Table -- Knight of the Lion -- Tristan and Isolde -- Holy Grail -- Fall of Camelot -- Legacy of the Celts.
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Summary:
Enter the Celtic world of gods, goddesses, & the cosmos, where King Arthur pulled a sword from a stone. Here, with maps & historical overviews, are some of the most powerful & unforgettable Celtic stories ever told. A dramatic series that captures, culture by culture, the information that never makes it into the history books: strange stories, mystic rites, angry gods, vision quests.
