The Horse in Celtic Culture
Medieval Welsh Perspectives
Editor(s) Sioned Davies,Nerys Jones
Language: English
Genre(s): Welsh and Celtic Studies
- July 1997 · 192 pages ·232x155mm
- · Paperback - 9780708314142
About The Book
Focusing upon the horse in Celtic culture, this text should be of general interest as well as of importance within the wider context of horsemanship and military tactics in Medieval Britain and Europe.
Contents
The horse in pagan Celtic religion, M. Aldhouse-Green; horses in the early historic period, I. Hughson; words for "horse" in the Celtic languages, P. Kelly; the horse in the Welsh law texts, D. Jenkins; horses in medieval court poetry, D. Ann-Jones; the triads of the horses, R. Bromwich; horses in the Mabinogion, S. Davies; praise lasts longer than a horse, B. Owen-Jones; the horse in Welsh folklore, J. Wood.