Irish Fairy Tales
Irish Fairy Tales
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 Irish fairy tales  US $350.00
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![Irish Fairy Tales by Leamy Edmund Paperback]](http://www.irishjewelry24.com/images/e/251033988406_0.jpg) Irish Fairy Tales by Leamy Edmund Paperback] US $24.00
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 NEW Irish Fairy Tales Stephens James US $22.42
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 Paperback Gordon Jarvie Irish Folk and Fairy Tales Puffin 979325 US $27.79
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 Irish Fairy Tales W B Yeats Very Good Book US $17.13
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 Irish Fairy Folk Tales 1995 US $3.00
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 Irish Fairy Tales Wordsworth Childrens Classics by Joseph Jacobs Paperback US $5.99
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The Legends of the Holy Grail Continuation
Copyright (c) 2010 James Holan
Still, there is another iconic figure in the Legendary Holy Grail stories that is perhaps a greater mystery than King Arthur, The Fisher King. The Fisher King was originally a Celtic/Pagan symbol. He marks many mysteries and suggests many different possibilities for his origins. Some scholars believe that the Fisher King is actually Bran the Blessed from the Mabinogion. This is interesting because the Fisher King is supposedly the keeper of the Grail and Bran was said to have a caldron much like Cerridwyn's Caldron that could be an earlier version of the Grail (Cline). In the legend of Bran, the Caldron he possesses is given to the King of Ireland as a gift of goodwill along with Bran's sister. The Irish King breaks the goodwill pack and Bran invades Ireland. Eventually, Bran is fatally injured in the fighting and has to be taken back to England (Mabinogion). This is interesting because the Fisher King in all of the Arthurian legends also has a wound. This suggests that Bran is actually the Fisher King and that his caldron, that has many of the Grail qualities, is actually the Grail. It is also well accepted, however, that the Fisher King is a metaphor for Christ who was wounded on the cross by a soldier's spear, which would explain the Fisher Kings injury (Bible). According to Christian tradition, the Fisher King could have also been Joseph of Arimathaea. After the crucifixion, according to one tradition, it is said that Joseph traveled with the Holy Grail to Britain where he could have become the Fisher King and the keeper of the Grail. In another telling of the story, he does not go to Britain but instead stops on the European continent and allows his brother-in-law, Bron, to continue with the Grail. Bron eventually becomes known as the Rich Fisher or, as some believe, the Fisher King (Cline). However, as was previously suggested, if the Grail never actually existed then it is unlikely that the Fisher King, who was written of first in the Welsh tradition, would have been a reference to Christ or Joseph of Arimathaea. Thus, it can be concluded that the Fisher King is a Welsh phenomenon and not a Christian one. Along these same lines, some scholars believe that the Fisher King goes even further back than Joseph of Arimathaea, Bron, Bran, or even Christ. Instead, they suggest, the Fisher King is actually a representation of the Pagan Fertility God who looks remarkably like the Fisher King and upholds many of the same attributes associated with the Grail. If this is the case, the Fisher King is really just a great example of how god's and goddess's are used to fit into the literature of the times (Cline).
Assuming that the Grail never truly existed, it is easy to conclude that the Grail was not originally a Christian element. There is little evidence, other than oral legends and traditions, to suggest that a cup that captured Christ's blood ever existed or that Mary Magdalene ever had Christ's daughter. On the other hand, there is an extraordinary amount of evidence that suggest the Grail legends were a well-evolved fairy tale that escalated into a Christian belief. If, however, Joseph of Arimathaea did somehow capture Christ's blood in the cup used at the last supper, there is still a very powerful connection between Pagan/Welsh concepts and the Arthurian legends we know today. In the end, it is impossible to tell if there ever was a cup of Christ's blood, a King Arthur, or a Joseph of Arimathaea. There is no way of knowing if Geoffrey really wrote an accurate history, and there is no way of telling if the Pagan ideals and the Welsh ideals truly came before Christian ideals in the Grail legends. If there was a Grail, however, it can be concluded that it is long gone. If it had been made of wood, it would have rotted by now and if it would have been made of clay, it probably would have been destroyed by now. So, the Grail is a legend, a well-fabricated legend, that has been changed and stolen and rewritten over the course of centuries. Even with that in mind, however, the Grail is a wonderful fairy tale that will continue to promote question and engage in intellectual conversation.
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Irish Fairy Tales $3.99 A collection of classic Irish Fairy Tales retold by James Stephens which includes the following: The Story of Tuan Mac Cairill, The Boyhood of Fionn, The Birth of Bran, Oisin's Mother, The Wooing of Becfola, The Little Brawl at Allen, The Carl of the Drab Coat, The Enchanted Cave of Cesh Corran, Becuma of the White Skin, and Mongan's Frenzy. |
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Irish Fairy and Folk Tales $23.23 Gathered by the renowned Irish poet, playwright, and essayist William Butler Yeats, the sixty-five tales and poems in this delightful collection uniquely capture the rich heritage of the Celtic imagination. Filled with legends of village ghosts, fairies, demons, witches, priests, and saints, these stories evoke both tender pathos and lighthearted mirth and embody what Yeats describes as“the very voice of the people, the very pulse of life.”“The impact of these tales doesn’t stop with Yeats, or Joyce, or Oscar Wilde,” writes Paul Muldoon in his Foreword,“for generations of readers in Ireland and throughout the world have found them flourishing like those persistent fairy thorns.” |
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Fairy Tales $19.79 Fairy Tales |
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Irish Folk and Fairy Tales $12.97 No Synopsis Available |
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Traditional Irish Fairy Tales $10.34 No Synopsis Available |
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Irish Fairy And Folk Tales $30.18 No Synopsis Available |
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Irish Fairy Tales by Stephens, James [Paperback] $25.43 James Stephens was an early 20th century Irish poet and writer. His humor and lyric writing style are a wonderful addition to the retelling of Irish fairytales. His novels A Crock of Gold and Etched in Moonlight are also based on Irish fairytales. Tales included are: The story of Tuan Mac Cairill The boyhood of Fionn The birth of Bran Oisins mother The wooing of Becfola The little brawl at Allen The Carl of the drab coat The enchanted cave of Cesh Corran Becuma of the white skin and Mongans frenzy Author: Stephens, James Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 196 Publication Date: 2008/04/18 Language: English Dimensions: 7.51 x 9.25 x 0.41 inches |
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Celtic Fairy Tales $7.95 The success of a fairy book, I am convinced, depends on the due admixture of the comic and the romantic: Grimm and Asbjörnsen knew this secret, and they alone. But the Celtic peasant who speaks Gaelic takes the pleasure of telling tales somewhat sadly: so far as he has been printed and translated, I found him, to my surprise, conspicuously lacking in humour. For the comic relief of this volume I have therefore had to turn mainly to the Irish peasant of the Pale; and what richer... |
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More Celtic Fairy Tales $20.14 In this volume Joseph Jacobs has proceeded on much the same lines as those which he laid down in compiling Celtic Fairy Tales. In making his selection he attempted to select the tales common both to Erin and Alba. He included, as specimen of the Irish medi eval hero tales, one of the three sorrowful tales of Erin: The Tale of the Children of Lir. For the drolls, or comic relief, of the volume, he drew upon the inexhaustible Kennedy and the great J. F. Campbell, who still stands out as the most prominent figure in the history of the Celtic Fairy Tale. Jacobs attempted to do what the brothers Grimm did for Germany, so far as that was possible. In Jacobs own words The Celtic materials are so rich that it would tax the resources of a whole clan of Grimms to exhaust the field. In this volume you will find 20 Celtic tales of Jack the Cunning Thief, Paddy oKelly and the Weasel, the Dream of Owen OMulready, The Farmer of Liddesdale, The Greek Princess and the Young Gardener, Elidore, the Ridere of Riddles and more. 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. 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 doesMore Celtic Fairy Tales not only preserves a cultural history, but is also richly entertaining. We invite you to curl up with this unique sliver of Celtic folklore not seen in print for over a century; immerse yourself in the tales and fables not heard in homes for many a year. A percentage of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to the Princes Trust for their work with youth across the United Kingdom. Author: Jacobs, Joseph/ Batten, John D. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 274 Publication Date: 2009/11/30 Language: English Dimensions: 4.99 x 7.99 x 0.61 inches |
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Fairy-Tales $24.99 Gerlinde Hofmann Fairy-Tales - Photographic Print |
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Barney: Best Fairy Tales $5.99 Barney: Best Fairy Tales |
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100 Favourite Fairy Tales $3.99 100 Favourite Fairy Tales |
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Fairy And Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry $16.53 No Synopsis Available |
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Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry $25.94 No Synopsis Available |
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Irish Folk & Fairy Tales Omnibus $23.87 No Synopsis Available |
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Fairy And Folk Tales Of The Irish Peasantry $34.08 No Synopsis Available |
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Fairy Tales - The Firebird $44.99 Fairy Tales - The Firebird - Giclee Print |
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Telling Fairy Tales $39.99 Telling Fairy Tales - Giclee Print |
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