It has been a huge pleasure to research the book and to visit the places described. In its writing many books and articles have been read over a long period of time and the more important ones are listed in below. I have also tried to provide a brief background to Wales, to the Druids, and to the Celts.
The Celts of two-three thousand years of history are lost in time. Much of what we know comes from Greek and Roman writings, which were often heavily biased. The Celts trusted little or nothing of their religion to writing, for reasons which we can only conjecture.
Traditionally historians have unfortunately placed a huge emphasis on written texts and their accuracy has rarely been questioned until quite recently. Thus because the Celts had little or no written language, because there was an implicit acceptance of the historical accuracy of what their “enemies” said about them, they have received a “bad press.”
What is the “truth?” None of us can know, but there are other viewpoints. For example, this website gives another viewpoint, whilst books by Peter Berresford Ellis, Jean Markale, and others have challenged the “traditional” Roman biased viewpoint
Reading List
A Brief History of the Celts Peter Berresford Ellis Robinson
A Brief History of the Druids Peter Berresford Ellis Robinson
A History of Wales John Davies Penguin
A Pocket Guide – Celtic Wales Miranda Green and Ray Howell
University of Wales Press
Anglesey A Guide to Ancient Monuments on the isle of Anglesey
M. J. Yates and David Longley CADW
Britain BC- Life in Britain and Ireland before the Romans Francis Pryor
Harper Collins
Bryngaer Pen Dinas Hill -fort – A Pre-historic Fortress at Aberystwyth
David Browne & Toby Driver Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
Celtic Britain Homer Sykes Country Series
Celtic Magic D. J. Conway Llewellyn Worldwide
Celtic Myths and Legends Charles Squire Lomond Books
Chronicles of the Celts Iain Zaczek Collins & Brown
Mysterious Britain Janet and Colin Bord Paladin
Picts Anna Ritchie Historic Scotland
Sacred Journeys Paths for the New Pilgrim Jennifer Westwood
Gaia Books Limited
The Celtic Empire Peter Berresford Ellis Robinson
The Celtic Rituals A Guide to ancient Celtic Spirituality
Alexi Kondratiev Collins Press
The Celts T. G. E. Powell Thames and Hudson
The Celts – Uncovering the Mythic and Historical Origins of Western Culture
Jean Markale Inner Traditions
The Mabinogion Gwyn Jones and Thomas Jones (editors)
Everyman’s Library
The Sea Kingdoms – the story of Celtic Britain and Ireland
Alistair Moffat Harper Collins
Wales – the First Place Jan Morris & Paul Wakefield
Island Books
Introduction
The Physical Journey
The Story
The Author
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The Wisdom of Rhiannon 