Celts. Mythology that formed our consciousness

A fresh and frank look at the history underlying Celtic mythology. The book studies their influence on culture throughout history up to the present day.

Since the legends and legends were first recorded in the Middle Ages (and at that time they have already been hundreds of years!), Authors and artists from around the world used mythical images in their subsequent works. How did it happen that they are so familiar to us, although they come from a world separated from us for centuries and so different from ours? How is King Arthur, first mentioned in the early Welsh chronicles, has become a typical English hero paradoxically?

Oxford teacher and specialist in the Middle Ages Mark Williams explores the roots of legends and their heroes, who had the greatest cultural influence and left their mark both in the genre of modern fantasy and in culture as a whole