The horse in Celtic culture : medieval Welsh perspectives

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    • Davies, Sioned
    • Jones, Nerys Ann

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The horse in Celtic culture : medieval Welsh perspectives

edited by Sioned Davies and Nerys Ann Jones

University of Wales Press, 1997

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

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.

Table of 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.

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