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Celtic Tomes:                     Readings from Bygone Books

Gary & Ruth bring you readings from the Classic Books of Celtic Lore and Study

Dec 22, 2019

The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911)

Chapter 7: The Cúchulainn Cycle

by

J. A. MacCulloch

The story of the mighty hero, Cuchulainn, Queen Medb and the Cattle-Raid of Cooley.

 

Names Used in this Section

Conchobar

Book of the Dun Cow

Book of Leinster

Táin bó Cuailgne

Dechtire

Ailill and Medb

Fergus, Conall...


Dec 8, 2019

The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911)

Chapter 6: The Gods of the Brythons

by

J. A. MacCulloch

In this chapter, J A McCulloch looks at the nature and origin of the Welsh, Brythonic Gods as seen mainly in the Mabinogion.

 

Names Used in this Section

Taliesin

Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Britonum

Professor Anwyl