Snowdonia Folk Tales - Brossura

Maddern

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0752499831 ISBN 13: 9780752499833

Casa editrice: The History Press, 2015

Riassunto

Northwest Wales—Old Gwynedd—is one of the most mythic parts of Britain, and if you dig beneath the surface of modern life you will find stories whose roots go back more than 2,000 years. The legends and folktales that have survived are windows into the worlds of our ancestors. A selection of such tales from Snowdonia is what you hold in your hand right now. Herein professional storyteller Eric Maddern retells ancient tales from across the kingdom of Gwynedd, from the majestic mountains of Snowdonia to the bracing Isle of Anglesey, in a fresh, contemporary style.

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L'autore:

Erin Maddern studied psychology and sociology at the University of Sheffield. He toured with a show about Aboriginal Australia and worked as educational coordinator for an exhibition on human evolution at the Commonwealth Institute. He moved to North Wales and began storytelling at English Heritage sites. He has written 11 children’s books. Over the last 26 years he has developed the Cae Mabon Eco-Retreat Centre, which has been described as a "Welsh Shangri-La."

Product Description:

The old kingdom of Gwynedd - the mountains of Eryri (Snowdonia), Ynys (Anglesey) and the Llyn Peninsula - may be the most mythic landscape in Britain. The ancient Druids and from it sprang the tales of Blessed Bran who protected the land, wizards who made a Woman of Flowers, and Merlin the dragon whisperer whose prophecy echoes still. The poet Taliesin walked these hills, Welsh bards told stories of Arthur by these hearths and saints made pilgrimages along these paths. From these hidden nooks the Tylwyth Teg (Fair Folk) emerged to tease the people, and through these mountain passes rode Llywelyn the Great and Owain Glyndw r, living lives that would be spun into legend. Storyteller and singer Eric Maddern has gathered these old tales here and breathed fresh life into them.

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• Editore: The History Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0752499831
• ISBN 13: 9780752499833
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192