Myths & Legends of the Celtic RaceRolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)
Religion
Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race
Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)
Celts -- Religion; Mythology, Celtic
BRITONS.
Geoffrey of Monmouth, like Nennius, affords a fantastic origin for the,
338
BRITTANY.
Mané-er-H´oeck, remarkable tumulus in, 63;
tumulus of Locmariaker in, markings on similar to those on tumulus at
New Grange, Ireland, 72;
symbol of the feet found in, 77;
book brought from, by Walter, Archdeacon of Oxford, formed basis of
Geoffrey of Monmouth’s “Historia Regum Britaniæ,” 337;
Arthurian saga in, 339, 340
BROGAN.
St. Patrick’s scribe, 119, 290
BROWN BULL.
See Quelgny
BRUGH NA BOYNA (broo-na-boyna).
Pointed out to Cuchulain, 193
BUDDHA.
Footprint of, found in India as symbol, 77;
the cross-legged, frequent occurrence in religious art of the East and
Mexico, 87
BUIC (boo´ik).
Son of Banblai;
slain by Cuchulain, 211
BURNEY’S “HISTORY OF MUSIC.”
Reference to Egyptian legend in, 118
BURY, PROFESSOR.
Remarks of, regarding the Celtic world, 59
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CAER.
Daughter of Ethal Anubal;
wooed by Angus Ōg, 122, 123;
her dual life, 122;
accepts the love of Angus Ōg, 122
CAERLEON-ON-USK.
Arthur’s court held at, 337
CÆSAR, JULIUS.
Critical account of Gauls, 37;
religious beliefs of Celts recorded by, 51, 52;
the Belgæ, the Celtæ, and the Aquitani located by, 58;
affirmation that doctrine of immortality fostered by Druids to promote
courage, 81, 82;
culture superintended by Druids, recorded by, 84;
gods of Aryan Celts equated with Mercury, Apollo, &c., by, 86
CAIR´BRY.
Son of Cormac mac Art, father of Light of Beauty, 304;
refuses tribute to the Fianna, 305;
Clan Bascna makes war upon, 305-308
CALIBURN (Welsh _Caladvwlch_).
Magic sword of King Arthur, 338.
See Excalibur, 224, _note_
CAMBREN´SIS, GIRAL´DUS.
Celts and, 21
CAMPBELL.
Version of battle of Gowra, in his “The Fians,” 305-307
CAR´ADAWC.
Son of Bran;
rules Britain in his father’s absence, 369
CARELL.
Reputed father of Tuan, 100
CARPATHIANS.
Earliest home of mountain Celts was ranges of the, 57
CARTHAGINIANS.
Celts conquered Spain from, 21;
Greeks break monopoly of trade of, with Britain and Spain, 22
CAS´CORACH. Son of a minstrel of the Danaan Folk;
and St. Patrick, 119
CASTLE OF WONDERS. Peredur at, 405, 406
CAS´WALLAN. Son of Beli;
conquers Britain during Bran’s absence, 372
CATHBAD. Druid;
wedded to Maga, wife of Ross the Red, 181;
his spell of divination overheard by Cuchulain, 185;
draws Deirdre’s horoscope, 197;
casts evil spells over Naisi and Deirdre, 200
CATHOLIC CHURCH. Mediæal interdicts of, 46
CATO, M. PORCIUS. Observances of, regarding Gauls, 37
CAULDRON OF ABUNDANCE. See equivalent, Stone of Abundance;
also see Grail
CELTÆ One of three peoples inhabiting Gaul when Cæar’s conquest began, 58
CELTCHAR (kelt-yar). Son of Hornskin;
under debility curse, 205
CELTDOM. The Golden Age of, in Continental Europe, 21
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