Folklore, myter & legender

In this booklet Jill Dudley describes many of the perilous adventures faced by the great hero Odysseus when returning to his island of Ithaka from the Trojan war. She explains the …

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Now gather round and lend an ear, For there's a ballad I would sing, Of famous Captain Avery And how he went a-pirating. Brave, anarchic folk heroes or cruel, black-hearted …

In this booklet Jill Dudley gives a detailed account of the Church of Panagia Evangelistria's miracle-working icon of the Virgin Mary; how it was lost and, after many centuries, …

What is the origin of the stories of the Round Table, of Excalibur and the Holy Grail, of Sir Launcelot and Guinevere? And where was Camelot?King Arthur’s name has echoed down the …

‘Colour is a power which directly influences the soul.’ Wassily Kandinsky There’s nothing like a unicorn to give life some colour. Relax, take a break and let your imagination …

What is the origin of the stories of the Round Table, of Excalibur and the Holy Grail, of Sir Launcelot and Guinevere? And where was Camelot? King Arthur’s name has echoed down the …

Europa är en kontinent som har förändrats genom historien. Gränser har flyttats och nationer och imperier har uppstått och försvunnit. Få känner till att ett landområde stort som …

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Composed in a golden age of Celtic storytelling in the thirteenth century or earlier, this collection of 12 Welsh prose tales is a masterpiece of European literature. Though …