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John Rhys (Author)
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November 21, 2007
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"Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. Like other Iron Age Europeans, the early Celts maintained a polytheistic mythology and religious structure. Among Celtic peoples in close contact with Rome, such as the Gauls and Celtiberians, their mythology did not survive the Roman empire, their subsequent conversion to Christianity, and the loss of their Celtic languages. Ironically, it is mostly through contemporary Roman and Christian sources that their mythology has been preserved. The Celtic peoples who maintained either their political or linguistic identities (such as the Gaels and Brythonic tribes of the British Isles) left vestigial remnants of their forebears mythologies, put in to written form during the Middle Ages." (Quote from wikipedia.org)

Table of Contents:

Publisher’s Preface; Volume I.; Preface; List Of Authorities And Sources; List Of Bibliographical References; Undine's Kymric Sisters; The Fairies' Revenge; Fairy Ways And Words; Manx Folklore; Volume ii.; The Fenodyree And His Friends; The Folklore Of The Wells; Triumphs Of The Water-world; Welsh Cave Legends; Place-name Stories; Difficulties Of The Folklorist; Folklore Philosophy; Race In Folklore And Myth; Additions And Corrections; Endnotes

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At the time of original publication in 1901, John Rhys, D. Litt., was Professor of Celtic and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford University. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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"Sir John Rhys, (21 June 1840 - 17 December 1915) was a Welsh scholar, fellow of the British Academy, celticist and the first Professor of Celtic at Oxford University." (Quote from wikipedia.org)

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  • Paperback: 587 pages
  • Publisher: Forgotten Books (November 21, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1605061700
  • ISBN-13: 978-1605061702
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.8 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Book of Impressive Scholarship, January 6, 2001
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Celtic Folklore : Welsh and Manx is one of those beautifully written books that makes you grateful: grateful that an author of such brilliance devoted his energy to a topic of interest to you; grateful that an accomplished scholar was able, in the last quarter of the nineteenth century to interview old Welsh and Manx folk whose recollections reached back to the period prior to 1825, and who recalled the stories of their own grandparents, thus bringing us a view of folkways now over 200 years old;and finally, grateful that this wonderful book is still in print. Sir John was Professor of Celtic and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, at the turn of the century. He lived at just the right time, and I think I can say the world he wrote of is very nearly gone now. At the period when he did his field work very evident remains of the pre-Christian past were discernable, and these he records in wonderful detail. Snap up a copy of Celtic Folklore : Welsh and Manx while you can.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Celtic Folklore: Welsh & Manx Vol 1 & 2 by John Rhys, June 14, 2006
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This is a two volume set originally published in 1901. Covers folklore, beliefs, customs, superstions of people at that time in rural Wales and the Isle of Mann. This is probably 80% or more dealing with the Welsh and covers things like beliefs in fairies, spirits living in wells, trees and lakes and the stories surrounding them, plus lots more. Rhys also goes into the racial aspects of folklore and myth. One thing that made this book great is Rhys actually went to the most isolated places where these beliefs were part of everyday life and interviewed and talked with people compiling first hand reports.

I'm a big believer that folklore and folk customs in the British Isles are a vital source for understanding the Pagan religions of the British Isles because I think much of this stuff is a direct surviving part of Heathenry. These two volumes are one of, if not the, best source for Welsh folk customs.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lake lady, hairy man, dyn cynnil, hen wraig, fairy wife, bardic name, fair family, cave legends, lake legends
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