Whispers from Celtic Seas : The True Meanings of Ancient Stories from Northwest Europe by Patrick Nunn 9781836392019

Whispers from Celtic Seas : The True Meanings of Ancient Stories from Northwest Europe

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Whispers from Celtic Seas : The True Meanings of Ancient Stories from Northwest Europe by Patrick Nunn 9781836392019

Whispers from Celtic Seas : The True Meanings of Ancient Stories from Northwest Europe

Patrick Nunn

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Summary

What if the legends of submerged cities, land-making witches and sea-crossing bishops are not mere inventions but echoes of real events?

"Whispers from Celtic Seas" revisits coastal traditions from the Celtic fringes of northwest Europe, showing how they preserve memories of dramatic environmental change—floods, land loss and shifting shorelines—carried forward through oral storytelling for generations.

Drawing on cutting-edge geological and archaeological research, this book recasts these tales not as fantasy, but as historical testimony grounded in lived experience.

With clarity and insight, it also brings to life the tellers and collectors of these stories, tracing how oral knowledge endured even as literacy spread.

A compelling invitation to listen again to old stories, and to hear what the land and sea remember.

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Title: Whispers from Celtic Seas : The True Meanings of Ancient Stories from Northwest Europe
Author: Patrick Nunn
ISBN: 9781836392019
Format: Hardback
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Publication Date: 29 June, 2026
Pagination: 320 pages, 38 illustrations

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