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Celtic Mythology sources

rhiannon

New Member
Hello :) This is exactly what I was looking for.... Discussion about Celtic Mythology :D Therefore I have a question, I need good books on this subject, could anyone recommend me anything?? I wuold be grateful for any help, because there is so much stuff which pretends to be about Celtic Mythology that I'm confused. I'm looking for relyable, serious sources on this subject :)
 

Feathers in Hair

World's Tallest Hobbit
There are a number of books that I enjoy and find informative, but I fear that I'm not sure how historically factual they are. (They tend to be esoteric works.) Is there a certain 'branch' of Celtic mythology that you're especially interested in? (Welsh, Gaelic, Irish, Pictish?)
 

rhiannon

New Member
I'm particularly interested in Welsh and Irish mythoogy and how the otherworlds are presented there :) I would like to know what kind of books you find informative, any information would be great. The only thing is that, because it is MA thesis, the sources I use should be at least to some extnd based on relyable, historical research. But I will appreciate anything that could help me to get a picture of the Celtic Otherworld :)
 

Mike182

Flaming Queer
rhiannon said:
I'm particularly interested in Welsh and Irish mythoogy and how the otherworlds are presented there :) I would like to know what kind of books you find informative, any information would be great. The only thing is that, because it is MA thesis, the sources I use should be at least to some extnd based on relyable, historical research. But I will appreciate anything that could help me to get a picture of the Celtic Otherworld :)

what are you mastering in? good luck! :)
 

michel

Administrator Emeritus
Staff member
rhiannon said:
Hello :) This is exactly what I was looking for.... Discussion about Celtic Mythology :D Therefore I have a question, I need good books on this subject, could anyone recommend me anything?? I wuold be grateful for any help, because there is so much stuff which pretends to be about Celtic Mythology that I'm confused. I'm looking for relyable, serious sources on this subject :)

Hi rhiannon!

You might try the following links that look as if they are authoritative; a couple of them have links to other sites.........

http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Irish_mythology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_mythology
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/celtic/
http://www.bardic-press.com/celtic/celtindex.htm
:)
 

rhiannon

New Member
Mike182 said:
what are you mastering in? good luck! :)
Well, I'm studying British and American Culture and Literature and my MA thesis are about the representation of the otherworlds in Celtic Mythology, and its influence on Arthurian Literature, Celtic Revival movement and contemporary culture :)

Michael, thanx for the links. some of them I've already known but others are interesting. Thank you for help :)
 
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