King Arthur was not an Englishman, but a Celtic warrior, according to Loomis, whose research into the background of the Arthurian legend reveals findings which are both illuminating and highly controversial. The author sees the vegetarian goddess as the prototype of many damsels in Arthurian romance, and Arthur's knights as the gods of sun and storm. If Loomis's arguments are accepted, where does this leave the historic Arthur?
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King Arthur was not an Englishman, but a Celtic warrior, according to Loomis, whose research into the background of the Arthurian legend reveals findings which are both illuminating and highly controversial. The author sees the vegetarian goddess as the prototype of many damsels in Arthurian romance, and Arthur's knights as the gods of sun and storm. If Loomis's arguments are accepted, where does this leave the historic Arthur?
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Add this copy of Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance to cart. $18.49, good condition, Sold by Firefly Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Kutztown, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Constable.
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Used Good in Missing jacket. Front and back covers have wear to edges and corners. Spine intact, some wear. Binding is intact. Pages are generally clean with edge or corner wear. Firefly Bookstore sells items online and in our store front. We try to add images and descriptions when we can, but if you need additional information or photos of the books we list, please contact us.
Add this copy of Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance (Celtic Interest) to cart. $41.00, very good condition, Sold by Lavendier Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Foster, RI, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Constable.
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Very Good. Constable and Company Limited; London, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good, black cloth binding with silver lettering on spine, binding firm, interior and extremities tidy, trace use/handling marks, bumped bottom board corners, bit of age toning to pages, small faint smudge mark top text block edge, slightly cocked, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 371pp., indexed. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Add this copy of Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance (Celtic Interest) to cart. $45.62, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Constable.
Add this copy of Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance to cart. $46.00, like new condition, Sold by Three Geese In Flight Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Constable.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Fine Hardcover Fine Collectible Dust Jacket NO Writing of any king NOT a library book Intact price line First Constable English Edition Clean 371 pp. Loomis bravely broke ground in seeing Irish Gods and Goddess as prototypes of the Knights of the Round Table. He just went wrong in forcing the issue by naming them. But his greatest work is on the "Fairy woman of Arthurian Romance and their connection to Celtic "Otherworld". Handsome book and jacket copy. See our Scans Three Geese in Flight Celtic myth, Passionate Arthurian legend and J.R.R. Tolkien since 1977.
