Download or read book The Legends of Gwent written by C.H.W. and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Gwent Folk Tales written by Christine Anne Watkins and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gwent teems with stories of magic and strange transformations above and below ground. To tell them afresh, storyteller Christine Watkins has searched out of darkness through a maze of mountain mist and salvaged a wisewoman's ironstone from the river. Read on to discover how and why the star-browed ox walked through a dream, what happened when Pegws found herself without Reverend Ridge in Carmel Chapel, and how the owl flew in low over the foxgloves, trying to sense from which direction change might come . . . Gwent Folk Tales brings to life long-told tales and weaves them beautifully with stories told to the author by family members. Wonderfully illustrated and engaging, there is a tale for everyone.

Download or read book Legends of Gwent written by C. H. W. and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Exploring Gwent written by Chris Barber and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Celtic Review written by Donald Mackinnon and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes section "Book reviews".

Download or read book The Story of Pontypool written by Arthur Clark and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ancient Legends Retold The Legend of Vortigern written by Simon Heywood and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-04-08 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'My name is Vortigern ... ' Generations before Arthur's birth, a British warlord looks back on his life: his rise from humble roots to shake the thrones of a dying empire; his stand against chaos amid the aftermath of Rome; his struggle with the greedy, embittered princes of church and kingdom; his loves and his losses, and his last encounter with his own mysterious destiny, on a mountain where the world we know is beginning to take shape before his eyes. Vortigern's voice speaks from the heart of a forgotten darkness, telling a story of courage and cowardice, glory and crime, tragedy and treason.

Download or read book Ancient Legends Retold The Legend of Pryderi written by Fiona Collins and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-04-08 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Four Branches of the Mabinogion are a rich treasure trove of tales. These magical, quintessentially Welsh stories are confusing, but it would be hard to match their splendid strangeness. The Four Branches tell of the kings and queens of Wales in the time of' 'Once upon a time'. Only one character appears in all Four Branches. He is Pryderi, and the story of his life journey is told in this book. Pryderi is brave and bold: sometimes foolhardy, always fiercely loyal. The stories of two beautiful, powerful women entwine with his: Rhiannon of the Birds, his mother, and Cigfa, his wife. Both accompany him on his life path. But, at the last, Pryderi must go on alone. Here, for the first time, his tale is told from beginning to end.

Download or read book The History of Wales written by B. B. Woodward and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Beyond the Deck written by Shelly Jones and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-08-08 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its debut in 1993, Magic the Gathering has grown to be an influential collectible card game, allowing its community of loyal fans to duel each other with mana cards and spells while enjoying its lore and compelling narratives. This collection of essays focuses on Magic from a variety of disciplinary approaches. Authors explore the innovative game design of Magic, the ludic differences between analog and digital play, how players interact with the MTG market and one another, professional play versus casual play and the many ways Magic has impacted gaming.

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 The legends and commemorative celebrations of st Kentigern his friends and disciples tr from the Aberdeen breviary and the Arbuthnott missal with an appendix by W Stevenson written by Kentigern (st.) and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest written by Sir John Edward Lloyd and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book King Arthur In History And Legend written by William Lewis Jones and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-11-09 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Download or read book The Legend of the Mines and Other Poems written by George W. Bowen and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Legend of the Pendragon The Last Pendragon Saga Book 8 written by Sarah Woodbury and published by The Morgan-Stanwood Publishing Group. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cade and his companions have reached the final reckoning. He must either rise to the promise of his birth and become the legend that prophecy foretold--or face the ultimate destruction of his country and his people. Legend of the Pendragon is the eighth and final installment in The Last Pendragon Saga. The complete series reading order: The Last Pendragon, The Pendragon's Blade, Song of the Pendragon, The Pendragon's Quest, The Pendragon's Champions, Rise of the Pendragon, The Pendragon's Challenge, Legend of the Pendragon.