Category Archives: What is Celtic Mythology?

Christianity is one of the most successful religions ever. Through out its long history it has gained enormous political andContinue reading “The Conversion of the British Celts”

The general consensus among Celtic scholars used to be that Rhiannon, the otherworldly queen of the Mabinogi, was originally aContinue reading “Celtic Source: Is Rhiannon a goddess?”

Manannán mac Lir is a mythological character that turns up in old stories from Ireland, The Isle of Man andContinue reading “Celtic Source: Manannán mac Lir”

Fifteen hundred years ago, northern Britain was home to many cultures, perhaps the most important being the Gaels and theContinue reading “Celtic Source: Gaels and Picts”

A lot of nonsense has been written about Celtic calendars in recent years, but there is one Celtic calendar thatContinue reading “The Coligny Calendar”

About two thousand years ago, a Gaulish Celt scratched a few words onto a piece of lead and gave itContinue reading “The Tablet of Chamaliẻres”

There are some basic similarities between The Four Branches of the Mabinogi and later Welsh folktales of the 19th century.Continue reading “A Welsh Wisdom Tradition?”

I’ve been asked a few times in the last month or so about the recent turn (or revolution?) in theContinue reading “Celts from the West”

Part of a talk I gave for an online conference called ‘A Year With Our Gods‘: