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Mythology of the British Isles by Geoffrey Ashe

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Mythology of the British Isles
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Geoffrey Ashe

K.J. Charles's review

Dec 26, 2023

bookshelves: british, dark-ages, europe-is-a-real-place-which-exists, fairytale, mythology

Robert Graves style overview of British mythology (tell the myth then explore what if anything we know of the real story) covering the foundation legends for all four nations and going up to, roughly, Beowulf. Majors on Arthur, obv. Interesting and comprehensive if a little dry, though satisfyingly sarcastic about ley lines.

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