03324nam 2200745 450 991081388840332120230607230554.01-281-34699-31-60256-511-297866113469970-19-803878-X(CKB)2560000000295619(EBL)271559(OCoLC)815568072(SSID)ssj0000164213(PQKBManifestationID)11179951(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164213(PQKBWorkID)10140311(PQKB)10068850(SSID)ssj0000297747(PQKBManifestationID)11214928(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000297747(PQKBWorkID)10343344(PQKB)10696654(StDuBDS)EDZ0000023817(MiAaPQ)EBC4704366(MiAaPQ)EBC271559(MiAaPQ)EBC7037720(Au-PeEL)EBL7037720(EXLCZ)99256000000029561920161012h20012001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGods, heroes & kings the battle for mythic Britain /Christopher R. Fee with David A. LeemingOxford Oxford University Press20011 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-517403-8 0-19-984986-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction; THE MYTHS; 1. The Pantheons; 2. Deity Types; 3. Sacred Objects and Places; 4. Heroes and Heroines; 5. Creation and Apocalypse; 6. The Sagas; Conclusion: Five Reflections of the Face of the Hero in the Medieval English Romance-Trials, Tribulations, and Transformative Quests; Further Reading; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; YThe islands of Britain have been a crossroads of gods, heroes, and kings-those of flesh as well as those of myth-for thousands of years. Successive waves of invasion brought distinctive legends, rites, and beliefs. The ancient Celts displaced earlier indigenous peoples, only to find themselvesdisplaced in turn by the Romans, who then abandoned the islands to Germanic tribes, a people themselves nearly overcome in time by an influx of Scandinavians. With each wave of invaders came a battle for the mythic mind of the Isles as the newcomer's belief system met with the existing systems ofgods, legMythology, BritishChristianity and other religionsGreat BritainLiterature, MedievalHistory and criticismBritish literatureHistory and criticismMythology, CelticGreat BritainMythology, British.Christianity and other religionsLiterature, MedievalHistory and criticism.British literatureHistory and criticism.Mythology, Celtic820.9/15Fee Christopher R.1677376Leeming David Adams1937-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813888403321Gods, heroes & kings4044204UNINA