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The Children History Forgot

Sue Wilkes

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Once upon a time, Britain forged a mighty industrial empire - built with the blood, sweat and tears...

Prophecy, Politics and Place in Medieval England: From Geoffrey of Monmouth to Thomas of Erceldoune

Victoria Flood

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The period from the twelfth century to the Wars of the Roses witnessed a dominant tradition of...

Sistersong

Lucy Holland

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Betrayal. Magic. Murder. A tale of three siblings and three deadly sins.  In a magical ancient...

Song of the Huntress

Lucy Holland

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A must-read for fans of Circe, Song of the Huntress recasts the folklore behind the Wild Hunt into a...

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Life Is A Long Song - (featuring Malcolm Henderson/Justine Tomlinson/Juliet Tomlinson/James Duncan/Brian Thomas) (with Brian Thomas, James Duncan, Juliet Tomlinson, Justine Tomlinson) by Jethro Tull

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Dana (24 KP) rated The History of the Kings of Britain in Books

Mar 23, 2018

I really enjoyed learning about the mythos of King Arthur and the legends and kinds that came before him and shaped his reign. Seriously, if you are at all into King Arthur and you want context on how these legends came about, pick this book up, it is worth the read.

In addition to this, I would read Pseudo-Ninnias' Historia Brittonum, Gildas' The Ruin of Britain, and Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum. They will all help to understand all of the source material for the Arthurian Romances.

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David McK (3562 KP) rated The Crow Goddess (Lugh Mac Romain, #2) in Books

Jan 30, 2019

The sequel to "A Shadow of Gulls", the Crow Goddess continues the story of Lugh the Harper and Cuchullain, although reading the former is not a pre-requisite to reading this.

Whereas the previous novel revolved mainly around the Ulster series of Legends (most particularly the Cattle Raid of Cooley), this novel takes place in both Roman Britain (the first half, and prior to the building of Hadrians Wall) and Ireland. The second part of the novel - the part in Ireland itself - concerns Cuchullains legendary death more than his legendary life.

Well worth a read!