Book
Myths and legends of ancient Britain and Ireland.
Publication Information
Chicago : World Book, a Scott Fetzer company, [2015]
Physical Description
64 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Summary
"Myths and legends from Ancient Britain and Ireland. Features include information about the history and culture behind the myths, pronunciations, lists of deities, word glossary, further information, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Contents
- The birth of Lugh
- The world of the Celts
- Lugh defeats Balor
- The world of Lugh and Balor
- Cuchulainn's youth
- The world of Cuchulainn
- The cattle raid of Cooley
- The world of Queen Maeve and Cuchulainn
- Finn Maccool and the salmon of knowledge
- The world of Finn Maccool
- Oisin in the land of forever-young
- The world of Oisin
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- The world of Sir Gawain
- A vision of the dead
- The world of the ancient Scots
- Pwyll and Rhiannon
- The world of Pwyll and Rhiannon
- Deities of ancient Britain and Ireland.