English myths. From King Arthur and Holy Grail. Kerrigan M.

The mythology and folklore of England, old, like the English land itself, are rich in symbols and are full of stories about adventures and heroic exploits, about ghosts and witches, romantic heroines and noble robbers. Who has not heard about the great wizard Merlin, Robin Hude and his “funny guys” or the legendary monster Grentel?

Starting with the outstanding Anglo -Saxon epic “Beowulf”, this publication explores the early legends of Testamian England, in which history is often woven And myth. Further, the author opens the rich layer of Arturov and romantic legends, first told in the Middle Ages, and then offers immersion in the English folklore by heroes and monsters, witches and ghosts. Get to know the Hengist and Khorsa brothers, the legendary leaders of the Angles, the Saxons of the Jutov, one of the first settlers of England; Imagine the tragic story of the Cornwall hero of Tristan and his love for the Irish Princess Isolde; Learn about the Black Shak, the night hellish dog, who was terrifying throughout the country, from the suffocol in the east to Devon in the West; And enjoy the story of St. George, who saved the nation from an angry dragon and became the heavenly patron of the country.

illustrated by 180 images of works of art and photographs, the book “English myths. From the King of Arthur and St. Grail to George and the Dragon ”is an affordable, fascinating IV of the highest degree, an informative study of the bewitching mythology that underlies one of the oldest and most influential cultures of the world.