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Celtic

Irish, Welsh, Manx, Breton, Scottish, and pan-Celtic myth, saga, folklore, fairy faith, and literary revival.

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GlossaryA shelf-specific slice of the Good Works Glossary for Celtic and Druidic terms.Introduction to Celtic TraditionsA critical introduction to the Celtic shelf: ancient Celtic evidence, Irish and Welsh medieval manuscripts, Scottish, Manx, Breton, and pan-Celtic folklore, fairy faith, literary revival, modern Druidry, forgery, language, and the ethics of reading a tradition made from layered witnesses.Reader's Guide to Celtic TraditionsRoutes through Celtic-language traditions by region, genre, and kind of evidence, from ancient inscriptions and medieval manuscripts to collected folklore, antiquarian invention, and revival.
Breton3 pages

Breton folklore and legendary literature in documented editions, with language, translator, collector, place, and religious or editorial framing kept visible.

Continental Celtic Sources68 pages

Gaulish, Galatian, Celtiberian, and Gallo-Roman primary sources: inscriptions, dedications, calendars, accounts, and Greek and Latin witnesses to continental Celtic religion and society.

Irish33 pages

Irish myth, heroic saga, fairy belief, literary revival, and folk-religious imagination.

Pan-Celtic16 pages

Pan-Celtic myth, comparative Celtic religion, Druidic revival, fairy-faith study, megalithic interpretation, and Celtic fairy-tale collections.

Scottish and Highland12 pages

Scottish and Highland folklore, Gaelic prayer, fairy tradition, Ossianic revival, and second-sight lore.

Welsh and Manx13 pages

Welsh and Manx mythology, bardic revival, fairy lore, folk belief, and antiquarian sources.