The Horse in Celtic Culture - Medieval Welsh Perspectives

Informationen zum Autor Sioned Davies is Chair of Welsh and Head of School! Cardiff University.Nerys Ann Jones is presently a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Klappentext Focusing upon the horse in Celtic culture, this text should be of general interest as well as of importance within the wider context of horsemanship and military tactics in Medieval Britain and Europe. Zusammenfassung Focusing upon the horse in Celtic culture! this text should be of general interest as well as of importance within the wider context of horsemanship and military tactics in Medieval Britain and Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis The horse in pagan Celtic religion! M. Aldhouse-Green; horses in the early historic period! I. Hughson; words for "horse" in the Celtic languages! P. Kelly; the horse in the Welsh law texts! D. Jenkins; horses in medieval court poetry! D. Ann-Jones; the triads of the horses! R. Bromwich; horses in the Mabinogion! S. Davies; praise lasts longer than a horse! B. Owen-Jones; the horse in Welsh folklore! J. Wood.

Product details

• Assisted by: Sioned Davies (Editor), Davies Sioned (Editor), Nerys Ann Jones (Editor), Jones Nerys Ann (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.1997
• EAN: 9780708314142
• ISBN: 978-0-7083-1414-2
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book; Culture, Horse, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Welsh, RELIGION / Ancient, Celtic, medieval, CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, Folklore, myths & legends, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Ancient religions & mythologies, Perspectives, Ancient religions and Mythologies, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)