The Four Branches of the Mabinogi: Epic Stories, Ancient Traditions

by Jake Jackson (Editor)

A popular collection of ancient Celtic myths from Wales, with Arthurian tales, and part of a grand tradition that links Irish, Scottish and European culture.

The ancient Mabinogi is a great world literature, and fascinating Celtic mythology. Centuries of oral storytelling worked up its intricate art, delighting every generation of all ages. The Guest translation from Middle Welsh is the most well-loved, in this new edition with expert introduction by Shân Morgain. Featuring war, love, politics, enchantment, and destiny, with companion tales telling the earliest King Arthur. Brave heroes, dangerous villains, and strong, unforgettable women struggle with classic challenges we know today.

FLAME TREE 451 : From myth to mystery, the supernatural to horror, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.

Genres: Mythology

256 pages, Paperback

Published November 22, 2022

About the author

SF and dark fantasy author but also a writer/creator of practical music books - Beginner's Guide to Reading Music, Guitar Chords, Piano Chords, Songwriter’s Rhyming Dictionary and How to Play Guitar. Other publications include Advanced Guitar Chords, Advanced Piano Chords, Chords for Kids, How to Play the Electric Guitar, Piano & Keyboard Chords, Scales and Modes and Play Flamenco. Also editor of Mythology books 

Released EP Jakesongs on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, LastFM, etc and on CDBaby. Lifelong passion for fantastic worlds of any kind, from movies to fiction, art to music, posters, album and paperback book covers.

Jake Jackson is the artist name for Nick Wells, Publisher of Flame Tree Press / Flame Tree Publishing.

Reviews

[Meggo · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Crista · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'd heard of the Mabinogi for years but knew absolutely nothing about it, so I was excited to pick up this translation and finally see what all the fuss is about. It's an easy to understand translation, with a little auxiliary information about the translation and the way that the Mabinogi is laid out that was very helpful. It definitely inspired me to look up more of the history around these stories in the future! As far as the stories themselves, they're predictably repetitive and honestly pretty funny with how casually some things are described. They aren't the sort of classically endearing tales that will stick with you, but they were easy enough to get though. While this won't be a repeat reader for me, I'm glad I read it!