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Celtic Mythology:     more books (101)

Celtic Lore & Legend by Dr. Bob Curran, 2005-05-15 A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology (Oxford Paperback Reference) by James MacKillop, 2004-09-23 Celtic Myths and Legends by Peter Berresford Ellis, 2002-12-23 Magic of the Celtic Otherworld: Irish History, Lore & Rituals (Llewellyn's Celtic Wisdom) by Stephen Blamires, 2005-01-08 The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore (Concise Encyclopedia) by Patricia Monaghan, 2008-02-28 Glamoury: Magic of the Celtic Green World (Llewellyn's Celtic Wisdom Series) by Stephen Blamires, 1995-12-08 Celtic Myths and Legends by T. W. Rolleston, 1990-11-01 Celtic Gods and Heroes by Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, 2000-09-18 The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore by W. B. Yeats, 2004-09-10 The Encyclopedia of Mythology: Classical, Celtic, Norse by Arthur Cotterell, 2000-01 Celtic Mythology (Volume 3) by John Arnott Macculloch, 2010-10-14 Kindling the Celtic Spirit: Ancient Traditions to Illumine Your Life Through the Seasons by Mara Freeman, 2001-01-01 Celtic Mythology (Mythology Around the World) by Corona Brezina, 2007-09-30 Women in Celtic Myth: Tales of Extraordinary Women from the Ancient Celtic Tradition by Moyra Caldecott, 1992-03-01

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1. Mythography | Exploring Greek, Roman, And Celtic Mythology And Art
   Exploration of Greek, Roman, and celtic mythology and art.Category Arts Visual Arts Resources Research also presents resources and reference materials about mythology including recommendedbooks, and lexicons that explain Greek, Roman, and Celtic terms and  
   http://www.loggia.com/myth/myth.html
   
   Extractions: E xplore mythology and art with information about the classic stories of heroes and gods...from the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, to the legends of the Celts. Mythography also presents resources and reference materials about mythology - including recommended books, and lexicons that explain Greek, Roman, and Celtic terms and words. Share your views about mythology on the message forum!

2. Celtic Mythology
   Cuchulainn was an ancient Gaelic hero who was endowed with superhuman qualities. His name means 'The Hound of Culainn', but he was first called Setanta. a poet and magician, the pinnacle of achievement for a Celtic warrior. Finn's father Cumhal was the leader of the  
   http://freespace.virgin.net/dominic.fitzgerald/celtic.htm
   
   Extractions: Cuchulainn was an ancient Gaelic hero who was endowed with superhuman qualities. His name means 'The Hound of Culainn', but he was first called Setanta. His parents were Dechtire and Lugh Lamhfhada (Lugh of the Long Hand / Pronounce "Loo Lawvodda"). At the age of five he left home to join the Red Branch Knights, the Ulster army of the king Conor Mac Nessa. With him he took his hurley, his silver ball, his javelin and his spear. He would hit the silver ball with the hurley, leap forward and hit it a second time before it touched the ground, toss the javelin ahead and then the spear, run after them all, catch the ball and javelin with one hand and the spear with the other. When he reached the palace at Emain Macha (Armagh), he beat 150 boys at hurling and other games. Cuchulainn achieved his name at the age of seven when he killed the watch dog of Ulster belonging to Culainn', the smith and in return undertook to protect the kingdom of Ulster and its people himself. The Queen learnt of a great Brown Bull in Cooley, County Louth. The chieftan of Louth refused to let Maeve have his bull, so she resolved to get it by force. Secretly she promised her beautiful daughter in marriage to every leader in her army and so secured the help of every warrior outside Ulster. The army marched to Kells, on the Ulster border and pitched camp. Maeve sought an interview with the Ulsterman and, amazed to find him a mere boy, offered him gold and great rewards if he would desist. Cuchulainn refused, but Maeve secured his agreement to fight one of her heroes each day at the ford that lay between, reckoning that this was better than losing one hundred every night to Cuchulainn's sling. Day after day Cuchulainn fought Maeve's warriors,overcoming Morrigu, the water goddess, during his fight with the hero Loich who he still managed to wound mortally.

3. Lugodoc's Guide To Celtic Mythology
   An overview of the Welsh and Irish canons.  
   http://www.lugodoc.demon.co.uk/myth/myth01.htm
   
   Extractions: Through a monstrous perversion of the Bard's art, Lugodoc has reduced the entire canon of Celtic myth into bite-sized chunks, easily digested by today's 3-minute attention spanned video game-addicted goldfish-minded web-surfing generation. This is not a telling of Celtic myth, only a map. Chronological sense is maintained except where this would ruin the flow of the Celtic knot of interweaving stories. Try too hard to put these in proper order and you will go mad. Myth is not history. Some stories appear under their traditional titles, some I have had to make up. Some things in it are devilish lies, and some poetical figments; some seem possible and others not; some are for the enjoyment of idiots. There are two main cannons of myth, Irish and Welsh The oldest of these stories were composed in the pagan Celtic iron age of Ireland, possibly as early as 300 BC, and passed on in the druidic oral tradition until the coming of Christianity and the decay of the druidic priesthood in the 5th century AD. The stories were then passed on by wandering bards, added to and bits lost, until the first scraps were first written down in a highly confused order with odd legal and historical notes on cow-hides by early Irish Christian monks in the 7th century. The oral tradition continued to grow and mutate, monks kept writing them down, and manuscripts were copied and then lost. These myths are scattered about in several still extant ancient Irish manuscripts written by Christian monks between the 12th and 14th centuries AD, such as The Book of the Dun Cow (LU), The Book of Leinster (LL) and The Yellow Book of Lecan (YBL). Some were written as late as the 18th century. The original pagan myths therefore suffer from varying degrees of Christian contamination.

4. IRISH LITERATURE, MYTHOLOGY, FOLKLORE, AND DRAMA
   celtic mythology. The Mythological Cycles  
   http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland

5. Mythography | Celtic Mythology And Art
   Collection of links to sites discussing the myths of the British Isles. Celtic Books. Another list of books about celtic mythology and culture.  
   http://www.loggia.com/myth/content2.html

6. Transformations Of Celtic Mythology In Arthurian Legend
   Transformations of celtic mythology in Arthurian Legend Arthurian legend is the mixture of countless individuals over some 1500 years.  
   http://www.uidaho.edu/student_orgs/arthurian_legend/celtic/celtic.html
   
   Extractions: The Grail Quest The early Christian Church had a penchant for taking the established folklore of a society and assimilating it into a new Christian dogma, painting over the old pagan character in broad strokes. If one looks for it, however, the origins of Medieval Christian stories can by located fairly easily. The 13th-century French writer Chretien de Troyes first introduced the Grail Quest in the form in which we know it today: the story of how virtuous Christian knights such as Percival and Galahad set forth to find the Holy Grail, the chalice used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper. It was further hallowed by catching a few drops of the Son of Man's blood during his crucifixion, and later brought to England (as luck would have it) by Joseph of Arimathea. In the medieval romance, only Galahad, the purest and best of the knights, possessed the grace to actually achieve the Grail. However, this sublime Christian myth has much older roots amid the ancient Celtic tradition.

7. Welcome To The Mythology Chapter!
   Introduction with illustrated primers on specific topics.  
   http://www.celticgrounds.com/chapters/mythology_section/myth-start.htm

8. Animal Symbolism In Celtic Mythology
   Overview article by Lars Noodén, discussing the tie between animals in Celtic and Welsh mythology Category Arts Literature Myths British and CelticAnimal Symbolism in celtic mythology. Thus, animals symbolize the essenceof fertility and vitality in Welsh and celtic mythology. Bibliography.  
   http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lars/rel375.html
   
   Extractions: by Lars Noodén, 22 November 1992 Animals in Celtic and Welsh mythology are tied in with fertility and vitality, because they are living, moving, and growing. They also provide vitality and continued life for the tribes through their meat, skins, and bones. In addition, they are a connection to the realm of spirits and the gods. This connection is seen through their use in the hunt, search for secrets and wisdom. Specific animals have specific associations depending on the characteristics of the type of animal. Birds, fish, serpents, deer, cattle, swine, and so on all tend to be used as symbols. Boars fishes serpents birds , and herd animals are the most frequently described. In addition to representing fertility and wealth, boars symbolize courage and strong warriors MacCulloch , 356) for they are strong, dangerous, and very hard to kill. Their appearance in dreams and visions also indicates warriors. Isolt's forewarning of the death of Tristan, a great warrior, came in a dream about the death of a great boar

9. The Sacred Fire - Celtic Mythology
   Short overview of four twelfth century cycles of traditional myths and legends, with a list of chief Category Arts Literature Myths British and Celticceltic mythology. The Mythological Cycles. Ancient Irish history andlegends have come down to us through history thanks to the diligent  
   http://www.geocities.com/~huathe/mythology.html
   
   Extractions: Celtic Mythology The Mythological Cycles Ancient Irish history and legends have come down to us through history thanks to the diligent chronicling of the early Christian monks. The best record of the rich Celtic mythological tradition is contained in the four cycles drawn up by twelfth century Christian scribes: the Mythological Cycle , the Ulster Cycle (also known as the Red Branch Cycle) and the Fenian or Fianna Cycle , and the Kings, or Historical Cycle. Irish myths were probably recorded in the eighth century or earlier, possibly written by the Druids in Ogham . There are few surviving examples of Ogham because this writing was primarily done on bark, or or wands of hazel and aspen. However the legends of the early Celtic people were also passed down through the tradition of storytelling, and it was from this source that the Monks gathered their colorful tales. The early medieval monks rewrote the oral stories in a style that was designed to be read aloud to noble or royal households. When they set themselves the task of constructing a pseudo-history of Ireland, they also recast the ancient myths and legends into a Christian mold. In doing so, they demoted the old gods to mortals, and rewrote the sagas into an almost indecipherable maze of conflicting events.

10. Celtic Deities And Myth
    Supplies an overview of the Celtic religion. Includes a directory of the deities of Gaul, Wales, and Ireland. This accounts for the great diversity of names in celtic mythology, there are over 300 different names recorded.  
    http://www.eliki.com/ancient/myth/celts
    
    Extractions: with boar carved in torso The Celts were a technologically advanced and barbarous people who occupied vast areas of western and central Europe during the last half of the first millenium b.c. Although the early Celts were composed of a number of different races and tribes, and at the height of their power they spread across wide tracts of Europe, they did have a uniformity of religious idiom that enables historians to speak of a Celtic religion. They were linked by common origins and language (P-Celtic spoken in Gaul and Britain, and Q-Celtic spoken in Ireland), common religious traditions, and a close similarity of laws. The Celts were highly ritualistic and religious. Their elaborate burials, under a mound, in a wooden chamber usually made of oak, furnished with highly decorated weapons, food, drink, and personal ornaments point to powerful beliefs about the nature of life after death. The bodies of the wealthy dead were laid out, burnt or unburnt, on four-wheeled wagons in the earliest of Celtic peoples, and later in lighter, two wheeled wagons. Celtic religion featured many female deities such as mother goddesses and war goddesses. The Mother Goddess of the Celts was often conceived as a warrior, fighting with weapons and instructing the hero in superior secrets of warfare. Celtic deities were tribal by nature, and each tribe or clan would have its own names for particular gods and goddesses. This accounts for the great diversity of names in Celtic mythology, there are over 300 different names recorded. The Celts also believed that it was dangerous to name a sacred thing by its correct name, the result being that sacred things are often referred to in a roundabout way.

11. Macleod 's Celtic Mythology Page
    Brief listing of Celtic mythological characters.Category Arts Literature Myths British and CelticMACLEOD'S celtic mythology PAGE. CONCHOBAR In celtic mythology, Conchobar wasthe King of Ulster whose intended bride, Deidre, eloped with Noisi.  
    http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dungeon/4785/Celtic.html
    
    Extractions: "The Horned One" is a Celtic god of fertility, life, animals, wealth, and the underworld. He was worshipped all over Gaul, and his cult spread into Britain as well. Cernunnos is depicted with the antlers of a stag, sometimes carries a purse filled with coin. The Horned God is born at the winter solstice, marries the Goddess at Beltane, and dies at the summer solstice. He alternates with the Goddess of the moon in ruling over life and death, continuing the cycle of death, rebirth and reincarnation. Paleolithic cave paintings found in France that depict a stag standing upright or a man dressed in stag costume seem to indicate that Cernunnos' origins date to those times. Romans sometimes portrayed him with three cranes flying above his head.

12. Timeless Myths Celtic Mythology
    Celtic myths and legends of Irish, Welsh and Breton deities and heroes. There are tales on Ulster Category Arts Literature Myths British and Celtic Here we turn our page to celtic mythology. If you like it, place your Bookmark here(Ctrl+D). celtic mythology is a division of Timeless Myths. Timeless Myths.  
    http://www.timelessmyths.com/celtic/

13. Celtic Pagan. Com, Green Man's Grove - On-line Celtic Pagan And Wiccan Resources
    Providing resources to the world wide Pagan and Wiccan Communities. They offer information on celtic mythology, an events calendar, and links to other Pagan, Wiccan and magickal web sites.  
    http://www.celticpagan.com
    
    Extractions: Celtic Pagan, Wiccan and Magickal Shop and Information E-Mail Please stay a while, look through our pages and drop us a line to let us know how we can better serve the Pagan, Wiccan and Magickal Communities! Our Celtic Pagan Mythology section offers information on various Irish and Celtic Pagan Gods, Goddesses and Celtic Heroes.

14. Ancient Spirits: Celtic Jewellery Shop (Celtic Jewelry, Celtic Jewellery, Celtic
    Porcelain jewelry from Nova Scotia. Fifty designs in celtic mythology motifs. Pendants are round, oval or octagonal. Brooches and earrings available by request.  
    http://www.aquarianage.org/arts/celts/
    
    Extractions: Ancient Spirits tm sells hand-made porcelain pendant jewellery decorated in astrological themes and Celtic motifs. The workshop for our Celtic jewellery is in Nova Scotia in Canada. From the formation of the porcelain paste, through to moulding, painting, firing and the final sealing, each piece is made by hand and on site in the workshop studio. Each pendant necklace includes a black silk cord for immediate use in wearing and is suspended on the cord in such a way that the pendant is unlikely to twist around with use. Orders may be placed online through our secure server. Or you can send us a cheque or money order. Orders received online will be shipped within two days. Anything received through regular postal mail will be shipped a week after receipt. Jewellery Designs are exclusive property of Touchstone Pottery Ltd.

15. Tome Of Celtic Mythology
    Includes basic descriptions of major mythological characters including Ceridwen and Dylan. Tome of celtic mythology. Sorry, but your browser does not have the plugin to play this midi.  
    http://www.av.qnet.com/~raven/myths2.html
    
    Extractions: Tome of Celtic Mythology Sorry, but your browser does not have the plug-in to play this midi. Table of Contents Caer The Fianna Scota Sangreal ... Back to Text List By: Linda Ann Ingram Write us at: raven@qnet.com Scota Scota was thought to be the earliest ancestor of the Scots. According to one story, she was the daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh. A wise teacher by the name of Niul, had settled in Egypt and become her husband. They had one child named Goidel, who gave his name to the Gaels. In another story, she was the wife of Milesius and was killed fighting the Tuatha De Danann. Table of Contents Sangreal The Sangreal, or Holy Grail, was the holy vessel of Authorian mythology. It was said to be the cup that Christ drank out of at the Last Supper and is believed to have caught the blood which flowed from the spear thrust in His side at the Crucifixion. It was thought to have been brought to Britain by Joseph of Arimathea, the rich man who buried Christ. It may have also been brought by his brother-in-law Bron and his son Alan. Originally it was Sir Percival who was the first to see the Grail and in later versions of the story, it was changed to Sir Galahad, as the only knight who was worthy enough to see such a vision.

16. Tome Of Celtic Mythology
    Tome of celtic mythology. The Tuatha De Danann are called 'the people of the goddessDana' in celtic mythology and were known to most of the Celtic peoples.  
    http://www.qnet.com/~raven/myths2.html
    
    Extractions: Tome of Celtic Mythology Sorry, but your browser does not have the plug-in to play this midi. Table of Contents Caer The Fianna Scota Sangreal ... Back to Text List By: Linda Ann Ingram Write us at: raven@qnet.com Scota Scota was thought to be the earliest ancestor of the Scots. According to one story, she was the daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh. A wise teacher by the name of Niul, had settled in Egypt and become her husband. They had one child named Goidel, who gave his name to the Gaels. In another story, she was the wife of Milesius and was killed fighting the Tuatha De Danann. Table of Contents Sangreal The Sangreal, or Holy Grail, was the holy vessel of Authorian mythology. It was said to be the cup that Christ drank out of at the Last Supper and is believed to have caught the blood which flowed from the spear thrust in His side at the Crucifixion. It was thought to have been brought to Britain by Joseph of Arimathea, the rich man who buried Christ. It may have also been brought by his brother-in-law Bron and his son Alan. Originally it was Sir Percival who was the first to see the Grail and in later versions of the story, it was changed to Sir Galahad, as the only knight who was worthy enough to see such a vision.

17. Celtic Religion And Mythology
    Article about the diverse influences manifest in celtic mythology.Category Arts Literature Myths British and CelticCeltic Religion and Mythology. The study of celtic mythology and religion is difficultfor modern scholars because of the dearth of comprehensive sources.  
    http://users.ox.ac.uk/~arthsoc/Cauldron/celtic.html
    
    Extractions: The fruits of a foray into a centre of learning of an ancient people (University College, Cork) by the most scholarly of wenches, Lady Lionors, alias Tracey Rosenberg The study of Celtic mythology and religion is difficult for modern scholars because of the dearth of comprehensive sources. The scattered material that does exist is often complicated by the influence of other cultures, thus forcing the researcher to analyze "impure" information. However, scholars have been able to piece together coherent theories of Celtic religious and mythological thought through data from the continent as well as from the islands of Britain and Ireland (the "insular" sources). Continental and insular sources, while not interchangeable, are compatible for discussions of a widespread Celtic tradition, thus increasing their scholarly value. Availability of sources varies greatly, as does their usefulness. For example, knowledge of Gaulish mythological tales or religious beliefs are non-existent, as the Gauls wrote down neither their tales nor their rituals. (Typically Celtic, the Gauls were an oral culture, much to the loss of modern research.) In contrast, Irish mythology has been preserved through manuscripts of early Christian monks. However, these are far from complete, thanks to the Viking invasion of Ireland in the ninth century. During the so-called Dark Ages, an age of golden enlightenment in Ireland there were numerous Tech Screpta, or great libraries, in the country. There are frequent references to the enormous amount of Irish manuscript books. At the end of the eighth century, however, the Vikings began their raids on the country, Entire libraries were looted or destroyed.

18. Changeling The Celtic Cycle
    Rules and background for a game emphasizing celtic mythology over Glamour and Banality.  
    http://ctcc.nocturnis.net/
    
    Extractions: Here we are, a new issue hot off the proverbial presses. I apologize for it's delay... Between my computer being sent off to Apple to get it's screen replaced, the start of the new semester and medical problems culminating in a surgery this afternoon, I kind of got swamped. ;) Anyway, this is the first issue we've produced with the cooperation of our new staffers, and there are probably some wrinkles that will be ironed out over the next few days. If you notice any errors that crept in while I was converting the articles into HTML, drop me an e-mail and we'll get it fixed ASAP. A round of applause for the new staff, without them, I can't honestly say when this issue would be here. The new interface I mentioned is still coming along, and it will be here as soon as I can finish coding some of the straggling sections.

19. Celtic Mythology
    Translate this page celtic mythology. Table Of Contents. Aegir, Gungnir, Runes. Aesir, Heimdall,Runic wand. Asgard, Hel, Saga. Balder, Hresvelgr, Seidr. Berserker, Hunin,Skuld.  
    http://www.sneaker.net.au/docs/encyclo/TOCD4.HTM

20. Celtic Mythology
    celtic mythology. Aegir In Norse mythology, Aegir is the god of the sea. AesirThe Aesir were the principal gods in Norse mythology. They lived in Asgard.  
    http://www.sneaker.net.au/docs/encyclo/D4.HTM

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