The Best Celtic Mythology Books

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Contents:
0:00 Intro
1:02 Defining myth
2:00 General info
2:54 Finding affordable copies
4:23 The Celtic Heroic Age
7:27 Sioned Davies Mabinogion
8:13 Patrick Ford Mabinogi
9:14 Ancient Irish Tales
10:26 A little advice
12:04 MacKillop's dictionary
13:13 Celtic Heritage
14:12 Trioedd Ynys Prydein
16:04 The power of indexes!
16:30 The Lore of Ireland

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[@Davlavi]

Thanks for the recommendations.

[@mharastarling2730]

Such marvellous recommendations! 🥰 I’ll definitely be sharing this with those who ask for book recommendations! Thank you so much Kris!

[@KrisHughes]

Thanks Mhara. I tried to keep it simple. Not sure whether I succeeded ...

[@KrisHughes]

Contents:
0:00 Intro
1:02 Defining myth
2:00 General info
2:54 Finding affordable copies
4:23 The Celtic Heroic Age
7:27 Sioned Davies Mabinogion
8:13 Patrick Ford Mabinogi
9:14 Ancient Irish Tales
10:26 A little advice
12:04 MacKillop's dictionary
13:13 Celtic Heritage
14:12 Trioedd Ynys Prydein
16:04 The power of indexes!
16:30 The Lore of Ireland

[@Davlavi]

May want to pin this comment.

[@heatherwillems9533]

Wonderful list! Thank you for sharing.

[@KrisHughes]

Thanks for your comment.

[@gabs3317]

Thank you! Most enjoyable and helped me decide on my first books in the collection!

[@KrisHughes]

That's great. I hope you enjoy them.

[@DruidWay]

Thank you so much for this wonderfully helpful video!

[@KrisHughes]

You're very welcome!

[@yvettetillema8773]

Excellent overview of these books. Thank you for this hard work.

[@KrisHughes]

You're welcome! Thanks for commenting.

[@mytholiver386]

Thank you for this, I just bought The Mabinogion (Sioned Davies translation) during my visit to Gwynedd and was wondering where next to go to learn more about Celtic and specifically Welsh mythology, this helps a lot!

[@KrisHughes]

Wonderful. I'm really glad to hear that.

[@HSmith1986]

I'm always on the look out for good books! I was looking for books with the Ulster cycle recently and a set of 6 books by Randy Lee Eickhoff is what came up. Do you have any experience with these? I'm not sure if they would be worth collecting or if there are better books to invest in, like the ones here in This video. I wanted to read the actual ulster cycle myths. Thank you for any help!

[@KrisHughes]

Thomas Kinsella's translation of the Tain is considered a very good one. The Eickhoff books are fantasy fiction based on the Tain - so definitely NOT "the actual Ulster cycle myths".

[@HSmith1986]

@@KrisHughes thank you so much. I had a feeling, glad I asked before buying one of them. :)

[@gc-vz4ib]

Is there any literature on the Kingdom of Dunoting (Regio Dunatinga?)

[@KrisHughes]

Certainly not mythological literature that I'm aware of. Some of the prominent men in post-Roman times like Arthwys, Dunaud, and Pabo are mentioned in the genealogies and early bardic poetry. I know very little about it.

[@lindamillard19]

Thank you for the book suggestions. The more I learn about Celtic myths and heritage, the less I feel I know. Lol
And your a woman after my nerd heart.... TARDIS LOL 💗🤣

[@KrisHughes]

It's a good subject to approach with humility!

[@walrusassociation9317]

Anyone know where you can get a copy of Celtic Heroic age that won't fall apart when you open it to the middle?

[@KrisHughes]

That hasn't been an issue with my copy. Did you buy it new? (Mine is 2nd hand) If you did, it might be worth emailing the publisher.