Aliens in Celtic History and Legends: Cases from Britain

by Melissa Westwind

Overview

Medieval Welsh literature is filled with references to non-human peoples who have visited Britain. There are the people of Annwfn, the ‘Eingl’ (angels), the Coranieid and the family of Llwyd Cil Coed. Some were friendly and some were hostile but all interacted with the Britons in history and legend.

At the same time there are certain reoccurring motifs which can be best explained by reference to modern science and technology. There are marvellous bottles which can keep milk fresh and liquid warm all day, hypnotic music which sends people to sleep, strange sounds of thunder which precede the arrival of non-human characters, and a singular floating glass fortress which forms the entrance to Annwfn, a subterranean world only spoken of in legend. This book critically examines medieval Welsh literature to answer the questions: Could some of our history and legends have been inspired by contact with alien races? And, if so, how probable is it?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940044788930
Publisher:	Melissa Westwind
Publication date:	08/02/2012
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Melissa Westwind is an academic from the UK. She holds degrees in medieval British language and literature and lives in a university city in Britain. She aims to bring attention to the strange and unexplained motifs and events described in the literature, and find how they fit in with modern theories of the paranormal.