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Wales is a Celtic country and the Celts have always treasured oral learning and recitation. Indeed they have a passion for committing facts to memory rather than relying on the written word. This title covers legends associated with place-names, calendar customs, giants and monster, omens and second sight, and folk healing and herbal remedies.;Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Folk narrative; 3 Calendar customs; 4 Medieval references to archaic Welsh folklore; 5 The Church and the oral tradition in Wales; 6 Severed heads, saints, sacred waters and stones; 7 Giants, water monsters and inhabitants of the Otherworld; 8 Omens, second sight and seers; 9 Folk healing, herbal remedies and charms; 10 Fairies, supernatural birds and animals; 11 The declining years: summary and conclusion; Bibliography.
Ancient Britain
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