The Quest for the Nine Maidens

Author:   Stuart McHardy
Publisher:   Luath Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9780946487660


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 May 2003
Format:   Hardback
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The Quest for the Nine Maidens


Overview

King Arthur went to Avalon with Morgan and her eight sisters. In this book McHardy traces similar groups of nine maidens throughout the ancient Celtic and Germanic worlds and far beyond. In Pictland, Wales, Ireland, Scandinavia, Gaul and Iberia the nine Maidens were known in mythology and as practising priestesses. As far away as Kenya the Kikuyu people claim descent from nine sisters, while a cave painting in Catalonia shows nine dancing maidens from almost 15,000 years ago. Weather-workers, shape-shifters, diviners and healers - the Nine Maidens are linked to the Old Religion over much of our planet.

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Author:   Stuart McHardy
Publisher:   Luath Press Ltd
Imprint:   Luath Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 14.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780946487660


ISBN 10:   0946487669
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 May 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

Table of Contents

Dragonslayer; saints and goddesses; the nine maidens in Welsh tradition; sisters of Avalon; druidesses of Sena; sagas and sea spirits; muses and Maenads; the first nine?; magic use of nine.

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Author Information

Stuart McHardy has written and lectured for many years on Scottish history and folklore and is also the author of Scotland: Myth, Legend & Folklore, and the children's book The Wild Haggis and the Green Faced Nyaff.

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