The Pagan Celts

by Anne Ross

Book by Ross, Anne

Genres: History, Irish Literature

210 pages, Paperback

First published November 28, 1986

About the author

Dr. Anne Ross was a Celtic scholar and folklorist. She spoke Gaelic and Welsh as well as being a scholar of Anglo Saxon, Old norse and Medieval English. After studying for her Phd. in Edinburgh she became a research fellow to Southampton University and a writer for the British Museum. She lived with her husband Richard and their children Richard and Berenice in Wales.

Reviews

[Cathy Douglas · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the most unintentionally funny book I've read since Twilight, all about how those barbarous pagan Celts and the filthy customs they held until the monks showed up to civilize them. Habits like allowing women to own property, holding learning and poetry in high esteem, and tolerating divorce. Maybe I should find a newer book; the research in this one is about 40 years old. But I can use a few laughs right now.