THE BOOKS OF ALBION: THE COLLECTED WRITINGS OF PETER DOHERTY.

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The first stirrings of Western rationalism were founded on the poetry of these creation myths, thanks largely to the reiteration of archaic principles in the works of Plato and Aristotle. Like the Big Bang so dear to modern astrophysics, the north European cosmological myths have echoes that can still be detected today. I loved this book, with no reservations. I loved the discussion, the focus on myth and the author's ability to look at Freud in particular with a critical eye.' Brendan McMahon is a practising psychotherapist in Derbyshire who has written many articles and papers on therapy and Celtic myth. He is also a poet and university teacher. The result is entertaining and erudite, broad and iconoclastic, scholarly but frequently nicely naughty. The range is stunningly eclectic and the style easy, evocative and witty.

Michel, Francisque, ed. (1862), "Appendix I: De Primis Inhabitatoribus Angliæ", Gesta Regum Britanniæ: a metrical history of the Britions of the XIIIth century, Printed by G. Gounouilhou, pp.199–214 The book contains not only a plethora of illustrations, but also a very full bibliography, referring to many unusual items. But Janet Bord's style is blessedly unacademic. All in all, like the author's other books, this is a synthesis of imagination, poetry and scholarship, a must-have-read for all interested in the ancient traditions of these islands. Peter Costello Irish Catholic

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This essay is intended to be both an investigation of Anglo-Saxon worldviews and also to offer inspiration for modern day rituals. The railway staff continue to interact with the somewhat overbearing curator of the nearby Arts Centre and two young sisters who create and sell pots at the Wonky Pot Emporium – when not chatting to customers or learning about some arcane aspects of Daoism. Most people assume that villages were composed of families that had lived locally for generations. This book shows that then, as now, 'old' families and 'incomers' lived and worked side by side. As well as discovering the stories of these 'lost sons', Ivor Perry brings to life the diverse community of people who lived in Wymeswold around the start of the twentieth century. There is much to discover about the villages of Burton on the Wolds, Cotes, Hoton, Prestwold, Walton on the Wolds and Wymeswold. This collection of essays and biographies starts with pagan Anglo-Saxon settlers and continues to within living memory. Or least living memory for the contributors, if not everyone living in the Wolds now. How Canada Got Its Name". about.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2010 . Retrieved 3 May 2018.

I recommend it to anyone interested in archaeology, popular culture, contemporary mythology or "alternative archaeology".' 8/10 This short booklet does not claim to offer a detailed understanding of the construction of social reality. Instead it suggests some fruitful directions for further thinking. The result is both enlightening and empowering. How the Anglo-Saxons Found Their Way develops ideas first published in Bob Trubshaw's book Singing Up the Country. The aim of the Good Gargoyle Guide is to encourage people who would not normally take an interest in church architecture to get out and about hunting further examples of these extraordinary sculptures.Drawing upon nearly twenty-five years of research, Little-known Leicestershire and Rutland provides a unique source of information on the counties' holy wells, standing stones, ancient crosses and medieval carvings, arranged as twelve bicycle or car tours, with introductory information. The second edition is fully revised with entirely new illustrations and maps. Later, in the 14th century, a more elaborate tale was developed, claiming that Albina and her sisters founded Albion and procreated there a race of giants. [20] The "Albina story" survives in several forms, including the octosyllabic Anglo-Norman poem "Des grantz geanz" dating to 1300–1334. [21] [a] [22] [23] [b] [25] According to the poem, in the 3970th year of the creation of the world, [c] a king of Greece married his thirty daughters into royalty, but the haughty brides colluded to eliminate their husbands so they would be subservient to no one. The youngest would not be party to the crime and divulged the plot, so the other princesses were confined to an unsteerable rudderless ship and set adrift, and after three days reached an uninhabited land later to be known as "Britain". The eldest daughter Albina ( Albine) was the first to step ashore and lay claim to the land, naming it after herself. At first, the women gathered acorns and fruits, but once they learned to hunt and obtain meat, it aroused their lecherous desires. As no other humans inhabited the land, they mated with evil spirits called " incubi", and subsequently with the sons they begot, engendering a race of giants. These giants are evidenced by huge bones which are unearthed. Brutus arrived 260 years after Albina, 1136 before the birth of Christ, but by then there were only 24 giants left, due to inner strife. [25] As with Geoffrey of Monmouth's version, Brutus's band subsequently overtake the land, defeating Gogmagog in the process. [25] Manuscripts and forms [ edit ]

A wealth of material has been gathered here, and it has been well digested before being compiled into this book. It is a very useful reference book for those of us who are interested in the water element in general and in wells in particular. I found it both inspirational and interesting. The author well conveys her enthusiasm and love for wells. The book's format means that it can be just dipped into and read in small self-contained chunks. There are three recognised Old English words for shrines. Neither hoh nor hlaw are among them as these words have so far been thought to simply describe specific-shaped hills and burial mounds. This study looks beyond these accepted interpretations and provides substantial evidence that hohs were shrines to boundary-defending deities, and hlaws should be thought of as shrines to ancestors. Not only are they both shrines, but ancestors could be thought of as boundary-defenders too. And hohs look like giant-sized hlaws. And all this overlapping complexity makes even more sense when looked at from the perspective of the underlying worldviews set out in early volumes making up The Twilight Age series.High up on the famous church towers of Somerset, almost lost to the eye except for their silhouettes, are an amazing series of grotesque stone figures. Carved in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, to ornament corners and break up straight sections of masonry, these figures are known in some rural areas as hunky punks. In 1914 the outbreak of war caused many men from Sapcote to enlist in the armed services. More were to follow over the next four years. One of the consequences was that women were required to do many jobs that had previously been done by their menfolk. For the fifth edition the Introduction has been fully revised and a selection of representative Old English texts included. These will start you on the path of appreciating a very special literature and the way the language works.