1st Edition
Myth and History in Celtic and Scandinavian Traditions
Edited By Emily Lyle
Copyright 2021
302 Pages
by
Routledge
302 Pages
by
Routledge
302 Pages
by
Routledge
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Myth and History in Celtic and Scandinavian Traditions explores the traditions of two fascinating and contiguous cultures in north-western Europe. History regularly brought these two peoples into contact, most prominently with the viking invasion of Ireland. In the famous Second Battle of Mag Tuired , gods such as Lug, Balor, and the Dagda participated in the conflict that distinguished this... Read more
Preface, Introduction , CELTIC TRADITION, SCANDINAVIAN TRADITION, Index
Biography
Emily Lyle is an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Celtic and Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Her publications include the monograph Ten Gods (2012) and an edited collection Celtic Myth in the 21st Century (2018).
