Download or read book Folk Heroes of Britain written by Charles Kightly and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the stories of heroines like Queen Boadicea, who defied the Roman invaders, Anglo-Saxon heroes like King Alfred, who struggled against the Normans, and local champions like William Wallace, who led a Scottish revolt against England
Download or read book Folk heroes of Britain written by Charles Kightly and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book English Folk Heroes written by Christina Hole and published by . This book was released on 1992-06 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hero myths Legends of the British Race written by Maud Isabel Ebbutt and published by London, George G. Harrap & Company. This book was released on 1910 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Folk Heros of Britain written by Charles Kightly and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of British Folklore written by Richard Mercer Dorson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1999 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Hero Myths and Legends of the British Race written by Maud Isabel Ebbutt and published by Pinnacle Press. This book was released on 2017-05-26 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Animal Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland written by Sharon Jacksties and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2020-02-07 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories and animals have long travelled the same routes. Through our heritage of charming, quirky and profound tales, you will find yourself re-acquainted with Britain's wondrous fauna. Find out how hedgehog ended up with spines and what makes him scuttle so fast, discover how pigs saved a prince from leprosy and why the wealthy lord was so intent on capturing the black fox. Sharon Jacksties' wonderful book combines traditional stories, little-known zoological facts and true anecdotes to create a treasure trove of stories for animal lovers of every kind.
Download or read book Myths and Legends of the British Isles written by Richard W. Barber and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1999 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BRITISH ISLES have a long tradition of tales of gods, heroes and marvels, hinting at a mythology once as relevant to the races which settled the islands as the Greek and Roman gods were to the classical world.The tales drawn together in this book, from a wide range of medieval sources, span the centuries from the dawn of Christianity to the age of the Plantagenets. The Norse gods which peopled the Anglo-Saxon past survive in Beowulf/I>; Cuchulainn, Taliesin and the magician Merlin take shape from Celtic mythology; and saints include Helena who brought a piece of the True Cross to Britain, and Joseph of Arimathea whose staff grew into the Glastonbury thorn. Tales of the British Arthur are followed by legends of later heroes, including Harold, Hereward and Godiva. These figures and many others were part of a familiar national mythology on which Shakespeare drew for Lear, Macbeth and Hamlet, creating the famous versions that are known today. Here the original stories are presented again. RICHARD BARBER's other books include King Arthur: Hero and Legend, Arthurian Legends: An Anthology, and The Knight and Chivalry; he is currently working on a study of the legend of the Holy Grail.Borders.com: England and the British Isles have a rich and still thriving tradition of myths and legends - and this wonderful volume collects together more than thirty of the best from a number of sources... an incredible insight into the fascinating yet complex history of the British Isles and its peoples... Those fascinated by mythology will want to add this wonderful book to their collections.
Download or read book Hero myths Legends of the British Race written by Maud Isabel Ebbutt and published by London, George G. Harrap & Company. This book was released on 1910 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hero Folk of Ancient Britain written by Sara Eliza Wiltse and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Folk Heroes and Heroines around the World written by Graham Seal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-03-14 with total page 793 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive collection of folk hero tales builds on the success of the first edition by providing readers with expanded contextual information on story characters from the Americas to Zanzibar. Despite the tremendous differences between cultures and ethnicities across the world, all of them have folk heroes and heroines—real and imagined—that have been represented in tales, legends, songs, and verse. These stories persist through time and space, over generations, even through migrations to new countries and languages. This encyclopedia is a one-stop source for broad coverage of the world's folk hero tales. Geared toward high school and early college readers, the book opens with an overview of folk heroes and heroines that provides invaluable context and then presents a chronology. The book is divided into two main sections: the first provides entries on the major types and themes; the second addresses specific folk tale characters organized by continent with folk hero entries organized alphabetically. Each entry provides cross references as well as a list of further readings. Continent sections include a bibliography for additional research. The book concludes with an alphabetical list of heroes and an index of hero types.
Download or read book Hero Myths Legends of the British Race written by M. I. Ebbutt and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into a world of ancient heroism and legendary tales with 'Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race' compiled by M. I. Ebbutt. Discover the timeless allure of these age-old stories, carefully chosen to captivate modern readers while preserving the essence of medieval honor, loyalty, devotion, and duty. The author presents an enchanting collection that breathes new life into the tales of Beowulf, Roland, Robin Hood, and other iconic characters, honoring their enduring legacy.
Download or read book Hero Folk of Ancient Britain Classic Reprint written by Sara Eliza Wiltse and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-13 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hero Folk of Ancient Britain The pictures and language are harmonized with the times: arms, dress, and domestic architecture present no anachronisms. Adhering to the principle of all editorial work heretofore done by me, the emphasis of these stories has been changed by simply laying stress upon the positive virtues of kindness to neighbors and love of king and country. For obvious reasons the latest addition to Tom Thumb, dating back to the sixteenth century, is entirely omitted, having no more right there than any vulgar tale would have if picked up to-day in bad company. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Minor Traditions of British Mythology written by Lewis Spence and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Between Worlds Folktales of Britain and Ireland written by Kevin Crossley-Holland and published by Candlewick. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient, rich, and strange, these magical and eerie tales from across Britain and Ireland have been passed down from generation to generation. A handsome, cocky young man is swept up by a dark horseman and cast into a life-or-death adventure. A pair of green children emerge from a remote hollow and struggle to adapt to a strange new land. A dauntless farm girl finds that her fearlessness earns her a surprising reward. Dark but often funny, lyrical yet earthy, the folktales presented here have influenced our landscape and culture. This definitive collection of forty-eight stories, retold by master storyteller and poet Kevin Crossley-Holland, opens a doorway to a lost world and shows the enduring power of language and imagination.
Download or read book Hero Myths Legends of the British Race written by M I (Maud Isabel) Ebbutt and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hero Myths & Legends of the British Race IN refashioning, for the pleasure of readers of the twentieth century, these versions of ancient tales which have given pleasure to story-lovers of all centuries from the eighth onward, I feel that some explanation of my choice is necessary. Men's conceptions of the heroic change with changing years, and vary with each individual mind; hence it often happens that one person sees in a legend only the central heroism, while another sees only the inartistic details of mediæval life which tend to disguise and warp the heroic quality. It may be that to some people the heroes I have chosen do not seem heroic, but there is no doubt that to the age and generation which wrote or sang of them they appeared real heroes, worthy of remembrance and celebration, and it has been my object to come as close as possible to the mediæval mind, with its elementary conceptions of honour, loyalty, devotion, and duty. I have therefore altered the tales as little as I could, and have tried to put them as fairly as possible before modern readers, bearing in mind the altered conditions of things and of intellects to-day...
