Celtic Engagement Rings

Celtic Fairies

Celtic Fairies

Celtic Fairy Tales - A Victorian Children's Classic

Celtic folklore overflows with vivid stories that fire the imagination. This book contains 26 stories from around Wales and Ireland and was compiled by Joseph Jacobs in the 1890's. While these stories were published in the 19th. C. they probably date back to the middle ages or even further into the mists of time, back to the dawn of the Celtic race. After being passed orally from grandparents to parents to children before being written down in the late 19th C. by Joseph Jacobs, one can only wonder how many evolutions and changes the stories have gone through before being cemented into print.

While some of the themes found in Celtic folklore are similar to those of contemporary fairy tales, other stories in this collection are infused with a flavour that is uniquely Celtic. In Jacobs' own words,"The Celts went forth to battle, but they always fell. Yet the captive Celt has enslaved his captor in the realm of imagination."

Here you will find unique tales of horned women, breweries of eggshells, sprightly tailors, gold and silver trees, King o' Toole's goose, sea maidens, and more. Of particular interest could be the 13th century legend of Beth Gellert, wherein the dog of Llewelyn (I) the Great, Prince of Wales, protected the prince's infant son from a wolf attack. A memorial to the dog still stands today in the village of Beddgelert, near Snowdon, Wales. Next time you're in Wales, be sure to pay it a visit.

In an attempt to give a library of the Celts' wealthy imagination to his readers, Jacobs has attempted to begin the readers' captivity with the earliest recordings of these tales. And captivate he does-Celtic Fairy Tales not only preserves a cultural history, but also is richly entertaining. In addition some, nay, indeed most of these stories, will not have been heard by most children of today, and dare I say their parents as well. As such it will, and does, make for an interesting and unique read. And even though the content of this book is centuries old, after reading, it will only be the dullest imagination that will not have been ignited and set aflame.

ISBN: 978-1-907256-05-9 For more info and a table of contents go to http://www.abelapublishing.com/Celtic.html

33% of the Publisher's profit from the sale of this book will be donated to the Prince's Trust charity.

To see more the books in the Celtic Fairy Tales collection, follow this link http://www.abelapublishing.com/CelticTales.html

 

About the Author

Educated at Westville Boys High, Durban, South Africa, between 1970 and 1976, he excelled at middle-distance athletics. A family tragedy prevented him touring the USA and gaining an athletics scholarship.

Following high school he completed two years national service in the South African Air Force and therafter backpacked around Europe for two years.

He is now married to Joy, an Occupational Therapist. They have three daughters and a son.

He has a diploma in Business Computing and an MBA from Bath University and has worked in various industries in South Africa, New Zealand and the UK. Since 1999 he has been running his own management consultancy in the UK specialising in running Corporate Transformation and Turnaround programmes.

Following his MBA he wrote an historical novel "Legend of the Last Vikings" which led him into publishing. He established Abela Publishing in 2008/9 as a social enterprise and has been publishing new and old children's stories, fairytales, folklore, myths and legends. 33% of the profit is donated to charities.

To see which charities are currently supported, go to http://www.abelapublishing.com/charity.html

To view the entire Fairytales, Folklore, Myths and Legends catalogue, go to
http://www.abelapublishing.com/catalogue.html

 

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