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Beyond the western sea lie magic islands; closer to home, heroes guard Ulster and the Otherworld touches ordinary life.
In Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race, T. W. Rolleston gathers the old stories of Ireland and Wales into a clear, welcoming tour. Begin with the Celts and the accounts of Greek and Roman writers, then enter tales of the Tuatha Dé Danann, love, jealousy, and a supernatural world close to our own.
Cuchulain stands at the heart of the Ulster tales, while Fionn and the Fianna roam the open country. Oisin and voyagers look beyond the western sea. The journey continues through the Welsh Mabinogion to Arthur and Tristan, as Rolleston explores the Celtic roots that he finds in these romances.
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- Gods and the Otherworld Meet the Tuatha Dé Danann through stories where love, jealousy, and punishment cross into magic.
- Cuchulain and Ulster Enter the heroic world of King Conchobar and the great Cattle Raid of Cooley.
- Fionn in the wild Follow warrior bands whose lives turn on hunting and service to Ireland’s high king.
- Islands beyond the known Travel with Oisin and sea voyagers toward the magic lands of Irish imagination.
- Welsh tales and romance Explore the Mabinogion, Taliesin, and Rolleston’s arguments about the Celtic roots of Arthurian legend.
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This book suits readers who love mythology, fairy lore, Irish and Welsh heroes, and the roots of the Arthurian and Grail stories.
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- The Celts ruled Europe before Rome noticed
- Priestly rule held the Celts back
- Stone, magic and sun shaped Celtic belief
- Ireland's story starts with a chain of invaders
- The People of Dana fade into fairies
- Cuchulain and the Red Branch carry Ulster's tales
- Finn and the Fianna live in a gentler world
- Maeldun's voyage strings wonders island by island
- Welsh tales mix old myth with chivalry
- Arthur and the Grail grew from Celtic roots
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Miti e leggende della stirpe celtica
by T. W. Rolleston · 1911
Celtic envoys tell Alexander the Great they fear only that the sky might fall, and the Irish still echo the oath.
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Imagine a people who sack Rome, rule much of Europe, and then leave almost no writing of their own. Their envoys tell Alexander the Great that they fear only one thing, that the sky might fall on them.
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The Celts ruled Europe before Rome noticed
Rolleston begins with history, because the stories make more sense once you know the people who told them. Greek writers first name the Celts around 500 B.C., living near the sources of the Danube. They left no chronicles and no buildings, so scholars piece them together from coins, ornaments and place names.
The true Celts, he says, were a tall, fair, warlike aristocracy ruling older peoples across Gaul, Spain and Britain. Celtic envoys made a pact with Alexander the Great. Asked what they feared, they answered that only a falling sky could frighten them. Then they crushed the Roman army at the river Allia in 390 B.C.
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Rolleston, T. W. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/myths-legends-of-the-celtic-race.
Rolleston, T. W. (2026). Myths & legends of the Celtic race. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/myths-legends-of-the-celtic-race (Original work published 1911)
Rolleston, T. W. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/myths-legends-of-the-celtic-race.
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What is Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race about?
It tells the history, religion and stories of the Celtic peoples. Rolleston covers ancient Celts, Irish myth cycles, the Ulster and Fianna heroes, the voyage of Maeldun, and the Welsh tales of the Mabinogion.
Who are the People of Dana in Irish mythology?
The People of Dana, or Tuatha De Danann, are the divine race who arrive in Ireland with magic treasures. Lugh and the Dagda belong to them, and later legend turns them into the fairy folk of the mounds.
Who was Cuchulain?
Cuchulain is the chief hero of the Ulster cycle, a son of the god Lugh. He defends Ulster alone in the Cattle Raid of Quelgny, wields the Gae Bolg spear, and is famed for his battle frenzy.
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T. W. Rolleston
1857–1920 · Irish poet and translator
T. W. Rolleston was an Irish poet, writer and translator, born in Ireland in 1857. He wrote Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race, published in 1911. He also translated works from German into English. He lived in Germany and England and died in London in 1920.
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