Celtic Myth Podshow

Woohoo - got this Episode out a couple of hours early! :) The latest episode is a re-telling of one of Celtic Mythology’s most famous tales - the Wooing of Etain.

Set in the time of the Kingship of the great Dagda, this tale tells the story of the birth of Aengus Mac Og and how his foster-father, Midir, fell in love with the most beautiful woman in all Erin. However, a jealous woman and a bitter King ensure that this love-affair is not all plain-sailing.

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Overlook Press announced the publishing of a new book that attempts to determine the truths behind the Merlin myth. They say:

Merlin: the very name summons up images of the wizard of Camelot—magician, prophet, and counselor to Arthur. The legend is famous but the tr… Continue

The Fairies of Scotland are represented as a diminutive race of beings, of a mixed, or rather dubious nature, capricious in their dispositions, and mischievous in their resentment. They inhabit the interior of green hills, chiefly those of a conical form, in Gaelic termed Sigha… Continue

A new book will be published by Avalonia Books that provides a huge collection of essays on the importance of horns as a symbol to our ancestors. It covers many subjects in its fascinating essays from Cernunnos to Herne the Hunter. I'm really looking forward to reading… Continue

For two years, archaeologists have been studying a Bronze Age place of worship in eastern Germany. The site has a number of parallels with Stonehenge in England. By the end of the summer, researchers hope to know the full story.

We’re just opening the excavation area.

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