Myths and Legends of the British Isles
The British Isles have a long tradition of tales of gods, heroes and marvels, hinting at a mythology once as relevant to the races which settled the islands as the Greek and Roman gods were to the classical world. The tales drawn together in this book, from a wide range of medieval sources, span the centuries from the dawn of Christianity to the age of the Plantagenets. The Norse gods which peopled the Anglo-Saxon past survive in Beowulf; Cuchulainn, Taliesin and the magician Merlin take...
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A mythology for the islands of Britain.
IntroductionPrologue: The Roman Stories of the Outer IslesThe Origins1 The Giants of the Island of Albion 32 The Origins of the Scottish Nation 93 The Book of the Takings of Ireland 124 The Descent of the Anglo-Saxon Kings from Woden 19The Early History of Britain5 Brutus Conquers Britain 236 King Lear 367 Lludd and Llefelys 408 The Dream of Maxen Wledig 449 Hengist and Horsa 5110 The Story of Hamlet 65Marvels and Magic11 On the Marvels of Britain 8512 Culhwch and Olwen 8913 The Life of Merlin 11714 Taliesin 14615 The Wild Hunt 153Heroes and Saints16 Arthur 15917 Beowulf 18418 The Deeds of Cuchulain 25819 The Four Branches of the Mabinogi 310I Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed 311II Branwen, the Daughter of Llyr 326III Manawyddan, the Son of Llyr 337IV Math, the Son of Mathonwy 34720 The Voyage of St. Brendan 36121 The Life of Saint Cadog 37222 St. Joseph of Arimathea and Glastonbury 38023 St. George 38624 Helena and the True Cross 391History and Romance25 The Life of King Harold 40126 Hereward the Wake 41527 Richard Coeur de Lion 43328 King Horn 44129 Havelok the Dane 45330 Guy of Warwick 46731 Bevis of Hampton 48332 Robin Hood 50433 Macbeth 55634 Lady Godiva 564Epigraph 565Index of Persons 566Index of Places 571
