Celtic Myth and Arthurian RomanceKing Arthur was not an Englishman, but a Celtic warrior, according to Loomis, whose research into the background of the Arthurian legend reveals findings which are both illuminating and highly controversial. The author sees the vegetarian goddess as the prototype of many damsels in Arthurian romance, and Arthur's knights as the gods of sun and storm. If Loomis's arguments are accepted, where does this leave the historic Arthur? |
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IRISH GODS OF SUN AND STORM | |
THE YOUNG GOD AND THE | |
CUROI GWRI AND GAWAIN | |
YELLOW SON OF FAIR | |
MOULDS FOR MYTHS | |
KAIR BELLI AND KAER SIDI | |
SONE DE NANSAJ | |
THE SIEGE PERILOUS | |
THE GRAIL AND THE TESTING HORN | |
THE TREASURES OF THE TUATHA | |
BALAAIN AND GALAAD | |
THE MYSTERIES OF THE GRAIL | |
BRIDES OF THE | |
GARETH AND LYNETE | |
LUG LANCELOT AND | |
DISENCHANTMENT BY DECAPITATION | |
THE PORTER OF THE OTHER WORLD | |
THE MULE WITHOUT A BRIDLE | |
THE GIANT HERDSMAN | |
MERLIN THE SHAPESHIFTER | |
THE CULT OF THE GRAIL | |
THE ANCESTORS OF GALAAD | |
THE GRAIL HEROES | |
THE GRAIL CASTLE | |
FISHER KING AND MAIMED KING | |
EVALACH AVALON AND MORGAN LE | |
THE GRAIL DAMSELS | |
THE GODDESSES OF SAMOTHRACE | |
THE HAG TRANSFORMED | |
PROSERPINE AND FEBUS | |
FROM IRISH AND WELSH GODS TO A BRITISH CHIEFTAIN | |
KNIGHTS OF THE SWAN | |
THE CAPTIVE | |
GAWAIN POPE GREGORY AND MORDRED | |
THE GODS AND GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH | |
ARTHUR MAB UTER | |
CHARTS LIST OF WELCH NAMES LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS INDEX OF NAMES | |
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