British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions
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Wirt Sikes
(4,75 Sterne; 8 Bewertungen)
The British Isles, in particular Wales, are renowned for legend and folklore. The author, an American journalist working in Europe, was appointed Consul to Wales and thus began his fascination with Welsh folklore. He became a renowned authority and published several books on the subject. This work is more of a scholarly discussion on the origins and geography than a narration of the stories. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (11 hr 28 min)
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brilliant and thorough volume
Leith Ramage
(5 Sterne)
loved that this was based on interviews and testimonials from real people practicing Welsh pagan tradition and makes no attempt at centralising or pathonisong Welsh beliefs like the mabanogion doesn. I will say this: if you are looking to learn Welsh words from this or are Welsh and wince at mispronunciation it is sometimes a little grating. I loved all the different readers, although barely any of them got any of the place names correct or even the word mabanogion correct half the time. There was also a tendency with some of the American reader to attempt Welsh accents which were in fact weak Irish accents. which I found quite amusing as it really represented the homonginisation of Celtic tradition that this very book was attempting to avoid. as a Welsh person getting into witchcraft this was perfect for me and a great launch pad for research and travel.