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Hardback ISBN: 9781849948500
Hardback publication date: 1 February 2024
Series: Batsford Fairy Tales
Category: Folklore & fairy tales
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eBook ISBN: 9781849949286
eBook publication date: 1 February 2024
Series: Batsford Fairy Tales
Category: Folklore & fairy tales
eBook price: £
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From mermaids to dragons, 16 ancient Celtic fairy tales retold with their histories
The Celtic cultures of the British Isles – Ireland, Scotland and Wales – have produced some of the richest traditional tales in Europe. Three words best sum up their themes and flavour: adventure, enchantment and romance.
In this book, Rosalind Kerven has revived the best Celtic fairy tales for a new generation. The stories are sourced from old folk tale collections from all three regions, alongside selected medieval Welsh and Irish texts.
• Visit mysterious Otherworlds inside the hills and below the sea – including a land where only the truth is ever spoken.
• Meet iconic characters such as the first great Welsh poet, Taliesin, and the mighty Irish hero, Fionn mac Cumhaill.
• Cheer on bold Scots lasses such as Mallie Whuppy, as she outwits a fearsome giant, and Kate Crackernuts, who rescues a prince from bewitchment.
• Encounter witches, fairies, a bogle, talking animals and strange underwater beings.
Each story is retold from the medieval texts and oral storytelling traditions of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with fascinating background notes and a long list of sources and further reading included. The background notes feature a list of source material, analyses of themes, and examples of similar legends from all over Europe.
ABOUT THE Author
Rosalind Kerven, “connoisseur of myths and folk tales” – The Independent, is a narrative folklorist and the author of over 70 books published in 22 countries. She has specialist knowledge of world myths, legends and folk tales and is on a mission to bring these wonderful old stories back to life for modern readers. Her bestselling titles include English Fairy Tales and Legends, Viking Myths & Sagas, Faeries, Elves & Goblins and Arthurian Legends. She lives in the Northumberland National Park.
Her website is: workingwithmythsandfairytales.blogspot.com
READ MOREREVIEWS
A poetic and beautifully-presented introduction to the imaginative corpus of Celtic myth.
Lucy Holland
Author of Times Bestseller 'SISTERSONG' and 'Song of The Huntress'
‘There are hours of enjoyment to be had in reading these time-honoured tales, passed down through many generations of storytellers.’
The Herald (Scotland)
‘Kerven has particular insight on this form of storytelling and how one defines a myth, legend and a fairy tale.’
The Irish Post
‘Rosalind Kerven brings the rich heritage of Celtic culture vividly to life.’
Choice
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