<p>King Arthur was not an Englishman, but a Celtic warrior, according to Loomis, whose research into the background of the Arthurian legend reveals findings which are both illuminating and highly controversial. The author sees the vegetarian goddess as the prototype of many damsels in Arthurian roma
Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance
โ Scribed by Roger Sherman Loomis
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 388
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Preface
Table of Contents
Book I. From Knights of The Round Table to Irish Gods
I . An Italian Sculpture and a Breton Tale
II. The Rape of The Flower Maiden
III. Celtic Story-Channels and Story-Ways
IV. Irish Gods Op Sun and Storm
Book Two. The Young God and The Old
V. Curoi, Gwri, and Gawain
VI. Yellow Son of Fair
VII. Moulds for Myths
VIII. Gareth and Lynete
IX. Lug, Lancelot, and Lot
X. Disenchantment by Decapitation
XI. The Porter of The Other World
XII. The Mule without a Bridle
XIII. The Giant Herdsman
XIV. Merlin The Shapeshifter
Book Three. The Cult of The Grail
XV. The Ancestors of Galaad
XVI. The Grail Heroes
Chapter XVII. The Grail Castle
XVIII. Fisher King and Maimed King
XIX. Evalach, Avalon, and Morgan Le Fay
XX. Kair Belli and Kaer Sidi
XXI. Sone De Nansai
XXII. The Siege Perilous
XXIII. The Grail and The Testing Horn
XXIV. The Treasures of The Tuatha DE
XXV. Balaain and Galaad
XXVI. The Mysteries of The Grail
Book Four. Brides of The Sun
XXVII. The Grail Damsels
XXVIII. The Goddesses of Samothrace
XXIX. The Hag Transformed
XXX. Proserpine and Febus
Book Five. From Irish and Welsh Gods to a British Chieftain
XXXI. Knights of The Swan
XXXII. The Captive God
XXXIII. The Kinship of Gawain, Pope, Gregory and Mordred
XXXIV. The Gods and Geoffrey of Monmouth
XXXV. Arthur Mab Uter
Charts
List of Welch Names
List of Abbreviations
Index of Names
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