A very readable guide which fills the gap between academic analysis
and less critical retellings of the myths and legends. Marytn
Whittock provides an accessible overview while also assessing the
current state of research regarding the origins and significance of
the myths. Since all records of the myths first occur in the early
medieval period, the focus is on the survival of pre-Christian
mythology and the interactions of the early Christian writers with
these myths. A wide-ranging and enthralling introduction to Celtic
mythology, from the Irish gods before gods, the Fomorians, to the
children of Llyr, the sea deity; from the hunter-warrior Fionn mac
Cumhaill, whose exploits are chronicled in the Fenian Cycle, to Cu
Chulainn, the Hound of Ulster; and from the Welsh heroes of the
Mabinogion to Arthur, King of Britain, though the mythical, Welsh
version who predates the medieval legends.
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