A Definitive Source Book of Magic, Vision and Lore.
In this book, John and Caitlin Matthews have compiled the largest and most original collection of Celtic myths and legends ever, drawing upon neglected sources, forgotten archives and hidden lore. Their fresh translations and lucid commentary make this an essential text for students, researchers and indeed for anyone who has ever felt drawn to the Celtic spirit.
The stories in these pages will carry readers to the shores of distant lands, populated by heroes and heroines, gods and kings, faery folk, maidens and magicians. Here the ancient legends unfold, telling of battles and births, voyages and visions, love and longing, wooings and wisdom, dreams and vengeance. The authors have arranged these tales and poems thematically, in keeping with the bardic tradition from which they come.
This bringing together of Celtic lore represents the lifetime's work of two internationally acclaimed writers. And it is their hope that his definitive collection will inspire those who wish to inherit the 'bright knowledge' - the glefisa - of their ancestors, that they may illumine their own lives with this wisdom and, in turn, pass it on to their descendants.
