Browse books about myths and legends from across the UK and Ireland. These titles explore legendary people and places, supernatural stories, monsters, ancient traditions and the tales communities have passed down through generations.
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Cover unavailableMore Legends and Stories of Ireland
Samuel Lover’s second series of Irish tales brings together comic stories, local legends and encounters with the fairy world. It includes the seafaring adventures of Barny O’Reirdon, the rural tale “The Burial of the Tithe”,…
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Cover unavailableMysterious Wales
Mysterious Wales surveys the country’s prehistoric monuments, sacred sites and legendary landscapes, from megaliths and stone circles to burial chambers, hill forts and ancient settlements. It also considers Celtic crosses, early memorial stones, holy wells…
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Cover unavailableMyths and Legends of the Second World War
James Hayward examines the stories, rumours and deliberate falsehoods that shaped popular understanding of the Second World War. The book considers the supposed Manston Mutiny during the Battle of Britain, legends surrounding the sinking of…
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Cover unavailableMyths of Gods and Goddesses in Britain and Ireland
Sharon Jacksties gathers stories about the ancient gods and goddesses associated with Britain and Ireland, presenting them through their deeds rather than as a catalogue of names. The collection considers how successive cultures contributed to…
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