The Mythology of All Races. Volume III. Celtic. Slavic

570 Pages·2016·22.93 MB·English

by  Macculloch J.A.

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THE MYTHOLOGY OF ALL RACES
Volume III
CELTIC
SLAVIC
Volume I. GreekandRoman
WilliamSherwoodFox,Ph.D.,PrincetonUniversity.
Volume II. Eddie
AxelOlrik,Ph.D.,UniversityofCopenhagen.
Volume III. Celtic,Slavic
CanonJohnA.MacCulloch,D.D.,BridgeofAllan,Scotland.
JanMAchal,Ph.D.,BohemianUniversity,Prague.
Volume IV. Finno-Ugric,Siberian
UnoHolmberg,Ph.D.,UniversityofFinland,Helsingfors.
Volume V. Semilic
R.CampbellThompson,M.A.,F.S.A.,F.R.G.S.,0.\ford.
Volume Yl. Indian,Iranian
A.BerriedaleKeith,D.C.L.,EdinburghUniversity.
AlbertJ. Carnoy,Ph.D.,UniversityofLouvain.
Volume VII. Armenian,African
MakoirosAnanikian,B.D., Kennedy SchoolofMissions,Hart-
ford,Connecticut.
AliceWerner,L.L.A.(St.Andrews); SchoolofOrientalStudies,London
Volume VIII. Chinese,Japanese
U.Hattori,LittD.,UniversityofTokyo.
(JapaneseExchangeProfessoratHarvardUniversity,iQij-iQid)
MasaharuAnesaki,Litt.D.,UniversityofTokyo.
(JapaneseExchangeProfessoratHarvardUniversity,iQi^-igis)
Volume IX. Oceanic
RolandBurrageDdcon,Ph.D.,HarvardUniversity.
Volume X. American {NorthofMexico)
HartleyBurrAlexander,Ph.D.,UniversityofNebraska.
Volume XI. American{Latin)
HartleyBurrAlexander,Ph.D.,UniversityofNebraska.
VolumeXII. Egyptian,Indo-Chinese
W.MaxMiJLLER,Ph.D.,UniversityofPennsylvania.
SirJamesGeorgeScott,K.C.I.E.,London^..
Volume XIII. Index

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Brug na Boinne
The tumulus at New Grange is the largest of a
groupofthree atDowth,NewGrange, and Knowth,
County Aieath, on the banks of the Boyne in the
plain known to Irish tales as Brug na Boinne, the
traditional burial-place of the Tuatha De Danann
and of the Kings of Tara. It was also associated
with the Tuatha De Danann as their immortal
dwelling-place, e. g.of Oengus of the Brug (see pp.
50-51, 66-67, ^7^77)- The tumuli are perhaps of
the neolithic age (for plans see Plate VI, A and B).