Faeries of the Celtic Lands by Nigel Suckling
Faeries of the Celtic Lands is the new book from well renown author Nigel Suckling. When given the opportunity to write about what ever he most wanted, Nigel chose to examine the Faerie beliefs that have survived to the modern day in the Celtic fringe countries. Far from jumping on the faerie book bandwagon, Nigel has a life long obsession with Celtic Mythology and this book is the culmination of a long held dream.
Faeries of the Celtic Lands explores the legends and mythology, beginning with the arrival of the Tuatha de Danann through to modern day encounters. Certain reoccurring themes are examined, such as the exchange of Faerie gifts, enchanted islands and abductions. It presents the often complex and confusing Celtic mythologies in an easy to access format which would appeal to the casual reader and provide a good starting point for those wanting to study the subject in more detail.
The well presented book is illustrated throughout and published by Facts, Figures & Fun (an imprint of AAPPL).
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Nigel has gotten it right, at least from all the reading I’ve done. He is clear about what is simply myth, and what possibly may be based on actual events and the documentation from the time of the Christian monks. (Who edited old legends and gathered material to put their own slant on it, of course.) There is a sort of even handed analysis of myths and legends, much as an expert in comparative religions would write.