Myths & Legends Of The British Isles (Paperback)
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 shape from Celtic m