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Celtic Mythology
- Tales of Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
Most people have heard of the Celts - the elusive, ancient tribal people who resided in present-day England, Ireland, Scotland and France. Paradoxically characterized as both barbaric and innocent, the Celts appeal to the modern world as a symbol of a bygone era, a world destroyed by the ambition of empire and the spread of Christianity throughout Western Europe. Despite the pervasive cultural and literary influence of the Celts, shockingly little is known of their way of life and beliefs, because very few records of their stories exist. In this book, for the first time, Philip Freeman brings together the best stories of Celtic mythology.
Everyone today knows about the gods and heroes of the ancient Greeks, such as Zeus, Hera, and Hercules, but how many people have heard of the Gaulish god Lugus or the magical Welsh queen Rhiannon or the great Irish warrior Cú Chulainn? We still thrill to the story of the Trojan War, but the epic battles of the Irish Táin Bó Cuailgne are known only to a few. And yet those who have read the stories of Celtic myth and legend - among them writers like J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis - have been deeply moved and influenced by these amazing tales, for there is nothing in the world quite like them. In these stories a mysterious and invisible realm of gods and spirits exists alongside and sometimes crosses over into our own human world; fierce women warriors battle with kings and heroes, and even the rules of time and space can be suspended. Captured in vivid prose these shadowy figures - gods, goddesses, and heroes - come to life for the modern listener.
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- Thomas Brown
- 01-02-19
Great Narration, Story sometimes jumped too quick
Credit to the narrator. In my mind it helped me to really picture these myths and stories closer to their origin. The stories seemed very much too similar with minor differences. Worth a listen.
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- Anonymous User
- 31-08-21
Great introduction to Celtic mythology
Really enjoyed this book, it was a very solid introduction to the topic and made it fairly understandable and accessible. Narrator was good and very easy to listen to.
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- Joe Panes
- 20-05-19
Not really what I was expecting
About 5 hours are about Irish myth and 1 hour Welsh.
Very repetitive stories as well.
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- rcoates
- 12-12-18
very engaging
well narrated and interesting, fun stories. scope from ancient celts all the way up to christian saints
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- Miss B
- 19-05-24
Lovely collection and narration
A nice collection from Celtic mythology and the narrators voice is a lovely Irish accent. I cannot comment on pronunciation as others have as i’m not Irish so had nothing to compare it to or be bothered by. I enjoyed and will listen again
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- darckling
- 24-02-20
Pronunciation right off
Yep,noticed quite a bit of this,as well as stories running into each other making it difficult to follow.Maybe it's just me but the stories really didn't come to life.
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- Cuck Bezos
- 29-09-18
A must for Irish people or History lovers.
This book taught me a lot about my own ancestors mythology a lot I had never heard before besides the more well know children or Lir and Cuchulainn etc.
I was happy to have bought the book!
Full of lots of Irish myths and excellently compiled into a great book.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-11-20
So far the best audio of Celtic Myth
Compared to other audiobooks I have listened to, this is the best. The narration is good, but the actual stories told are magnificent. It is important to know that it pays particular attention to Irish Mythology and touches more briefly on Welsh and Christian mythology.
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- 14-06-19
yet another who can't pronounce Irish names
Im returning this. I'm only on chapter 3 but I can't stand it. The narrator seems to be Irish but is not pronouncing the names correctly. In the story of Midir and Éadaoin the Goddess' name is mispronounced over and over again. Éadaoin (Aideen) is my sister's name and is not uncommon as a contemporary name! Disappointing and annoying, defeating the purpose of the book which the author states is to bring the old stories of the Celts to a wider audience.
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- Lawrie
- 28-05-19
Historically and geographically inaccurate
Full of inaccuracies about scotland/ireland. the most glaring was that Carslisle is in Scotland. writer may know some mythology, but doesn't know history or geography. Clueless.
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