Celtic Myth

Historically, Celtic cultures differ from their English and French neighbors in a number of ways, including social organization, language, values and economic systems, but one of the most captivating of these has always been their myths. Celtic Myths, which can be understood in translation without needing special training in grammar, are more accessible than the Celtic languages, and unlike the other distinctive features that have faded over the centuries, myths still have their immediacy and power when heard today.

Welsh, Irish or Scottish, all these tales share the unique Celtic mixture of wit and romance. Bold heroes battle with giants, beautiful maidens appear from lakes, birds and animals speak, and over all hangs the enchanted world of the fairies.

In de mysterieuze nevels van het oude Groot-Brittannië ontvouwde zich een rijke wereld van goden, godinnen en epische verhalen. Welkom bij "Keltische Mythologie: Goden, Godinnen, Verhalen, Mythen en Sagen uit Groot-Brittannië." In deze reis door de tijd zullen we de geheimen van de Keltische mythologie ontrafelen, een wereld doordrenkt van magie, heroïek en diepgewortelde overtuigingen.

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Trudy Tough is an up-and-comer in her set. She must be. She's been invited on a summer holiday by some of the most luxurious girls in her school. They're headed out of New York City to a beachside getaway on Shelter Island, a gorgeous location with a dark and turbulent history. Those bygones include an urban legend that all Trudy's new friends seem to know...yet no one wants to talk about. But it's still there, under the peach cobbler and beach parties, as storms streak the nighttime sky, and thunder cracks above the mansion like the hoofbeats of a great beast.

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