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How Culhwch Won Olwen and tales of Arthur by Dr Mark Williams
This fantastical and varied story features giants, horror, love, and adventure, and is the earliest Arthurian story to survive in any language. Arthur is a Celtic figure in origin, and here we get a glimpse of a stranger, less comfortable Arthur than the one we know.
Deirdriu of the Sorrows by Dr Mark Williams
One of the most famous heroines of Irish literature, whose story was turned into numerous plays in the Irish Revival of the turn of the 20th century. Deirdriu – sometimes called ‘the Irish Helen of Troy’ – is a heroine of great vividness
Myrddin – the Welsh Merlin by Dr Mark Williams
Casting an eye at some early Welsh poems (one spoken by Myrddin to his pet piglet) and some high medieval texts which let us glimpse the lost Celtic saga of Merlin.
Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year
Drawing on a wide variety of source material, including poetry, histories, and religious literature, this book investigates how the Anglo-Saxons felt about the annual passing of the seasons and the profound relationship they saw between human life and the rhythms of nature.
Giants in Scandinavian Mythology and Folklore with Dr. Tommy Kuusela
A different perspective on giants, moving from Old Norse mythology to younger folklore accounts, and a discussion of similarities and differences.
An Evening in Asgard – The Home of the Norse Gods with Lena Heide-Brennand
This on-line event will be an evening of captivating tales about the main characters of Asgard and the creatures that existed alongside them.
Basilisks & Beowulf: Monsters in the Anglo-Saxon World
Drawing on literature and art, theology, and a wealth of firsthand evidence, Basilisks and Beowulf reveals a people huddled at the edge of the known map, using the fantastic and the grotesque as a way of understanding the world around them and their place within it.
Two Sagas of Mythical Heroes: Hervor & Heidrek & Hrólf Kraki & His Champions
Passed down orally in pre-Christian Norse times, transmitted in writing in medieval Iceland, and here wielded by the hand of Jackson Crawford, the tales told in this volume retain their sharp edges and flashes of glory that never fail to slay.
Sir Gawain & the Green Knight, Pearl, & Sir Orfeo
Interpreted in a form designed to appeal to the general reader, J.R.R. Tolkien’s vivid translations of these classic poems represent the complete rhyme and alliterative schemes of the originals. This beautifully decorated text includes as a bonus the complete text of Tolkien’s acclaimed lecture on Sir Gawain.
The Mabinogi & Other Medieval Welsh Tales
The four stories that make up the Mabinogi, along with three additional tales from the same tradition, form this collection and compose the core of the ancient Welsh mythological cycle.
Tales of the Troubled Dead: Ghost Stories in Cultural History
The author traces examples of ghost stories from Homer through to the present day, along with describing the aspects of storytelling designed to involve readers.
Norse Mythology
Neil Gaiman, long inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction, presents a bravura rendition of the Norse gods and their world from their origin though their upheaval in Ragnarok.
