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Myths and Legends of England
Ancient Folklore, Legendary Beasts, and the Deep Secrets of the English Landscape
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Independently Published Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P36094202
EAN: 9798187903504
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Zustellung: Di, 20.10.2026
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Beschreibung
The soil of England is saturated with old blood, ancient gods, and forgotten monsters. Beneath the manicured green fields, the bustling modern cities, and the historic country estates of England lies a landscape shaped by thousands of years of terrifying, awe-inspiring mythology. This is not the clean, sanitized fantasy of children's storybooks. This is the raw, gritty, and historically documented folklore of an island forged in Celtic ritual, Saxon warfare, and Norse terror-where every twisted oak, bottomless peat pool, and jagged coastal cliff has a name, a history, and a monster. In Myths and Legends of England. , you will step past the modern tourist traps to uncover the definitive, unvarnished supernatural history of the English landscape. Journeying systematically through the ancient kingdoms of the West Country, the mist-choked fens of East Anglia, and the brutal, stone-carved valleys of the North, this captivating collection uncovers the deep roots of the stories that defined a nation. Bypassing modern internet fabrications to rely strictly on real medieval monastic chronicles, historical parish registries, and localized archaeological data, this book takes you on a precise, breathtaking tour of a landscape where the ancient world is still bleeding into the present. Step onto the ancient trackway and discover:. The Crimson Horrors of the Lambton Worm:. The terrifying, highly documented northern legend of a monstrous wyvern that terrorized County Durham, and the multi-generational blood-curse laid upon its slayers. The True History of the Green Children of Woolpit:. The extraordinary 12th-century accounts of Ralph of Coggeshall detailing two green-skinned children who crawled out of a Suffolk wolf-pit. The Claw Marks of Black Shuck:. The horrific historical storm of 1577, when a massive, demonic hellhound burst through the doors of a Norfolk church, leaving scorched scars in the wood that remain today. The Gates of Avalon at Glastonbury Tor:. The ancient Celtic and medieval folklore of Gwyn ap Nudd, the terrifying King of the Fairies, who holds his spectral court within the hollow hill. Perfect for fans of British history, cultural anthropology, dark tourism, and authentic regional folklore, this book pulls back the veil on an ancient island where the old gods never truly died-they just went into the stone. Listen to the wind in the gorge. The old stories are awake.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- L T James
- G. Hughes
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 132