A Companion to ARTHURIAN and CELTIC Myths and Legends.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white+red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+ ower rear corners minisculely rubbed with reciprocal loss.Top+fore- edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth bds (boards) with bright, crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-438pp [paginated] includes an A-Z dictionary,profuse b/w scenic,buildings b/w photographs,b/w interpreted illustrations throughout the text and the book,15pp genealogies,3pp appendix,6pp bibliography,plus [unpaginated] b/w photographic vignetted title page,dedication with a b/w illustration frntis to its verso, author's preface with an Aubrey Beardsley b/w illustration to its verso,a How to Use this Book page with a spelling and pronunciation guide to its verso,and The Celts - the people,art and languages.
Two of the most fertile types of myth and legend are the Celtic and the Arthurian.For the first time these are brought together in an authoritative guide to the people,places,events and traditions associated with Arthur and Ireland,Wales and the Celtic fringe.Based on wide research and reflecting the latest scholarship,'A Companion to Arthurian and Celtic Myths and Legends' provides us with a unique reference tool to some of the most colourful stories and traditions in history.
From Gidolin to Lancelot,Tir na n-og to Morgan-le-Fay,and Aed Ruadh to Zel,we discover a wealth of material.Lancelot and Guinevere's love story has been retold many times; that Gidolin was a dwarf who was said to keep flasks of hag's blood warm on the 'hearth of hell' is less well-known. Aed Ruadh was a tyrannical king whose own champion invoked the powers of the sea,sun,wind and firmament against him; Zel is a mythical king who is said to have been buried on horseback within Silbury Hill.
Romance,magic,betrayal,humour and horror are mixed together within the pages of Mike Dixon-Kennedy's intriguing book.It encompasses the Celtic Golden Age,the invasion of the Romans when Celtic society began to collapse,and the later Celtic revival in the Gaelic countries of Brittany,Ireland,Scotland,Wales and in England.
This richly illustrated A-Z guide is a must-have for all those enthralled by Arthurian history and the Celts,mythology and legends.
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