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The Green Celtic Swirly Scarf is available for preorder again! Expected delivery Late February/Early March. This is my only restock until next Winter so if you'd like one, please consider checking out my shop!

Available here.

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The Green Celtic Swirly Scarf is available for preorder again! Expected delivery Late February/Early March. This is my only restock until next Winter so if you'd like one, please consider checking out my shop!

Available here.

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King O’Donoghue at Lough Leane, Co. Kerry ✨

Some say he was a goodhearted, benevolent King, but many know him as the ruler who doomed his kingdom. He can be found wandering Killarney Lake every seventh May, wading through his subjects’ watery grave.

My November postcard! Sign up here if you’d like a mini-print and story inspired by Irish folklore each month!

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Méiche's Hearts

Many will know of the Morrígan, but few would know Méiche, her ill-fated son.

Méiche was born with three hearts that each housed a snake. It was foretold that should these snakes be allowed to live, they would ultimately devour the world. Dían Cécht, the god of healing, took it upon himself to slay poor Méiche, burn his hearts and scatter the ashes in the River Barrow.

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SWIRLY CELTIC SCARFS NOW AVAILABLE 💚💚 + The new "Brat Bríde' Green Colourway.

Scarves now available ar mo siopa!

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Standees have arrived and they look good! Lots still available from my shop so if anyone would like some, please check it out!

PREORDERS OPEN 🌀

My Cú Chulainn and the Morrígan standees are now available for preorder!

Preorders close September 1st with delivery end of September/early October. I will have a limited quantity available for general release also, but preorders will help me gauge the interest properly, thanks for the support!

Preorder here!

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The King of Cats

Pretty common in British folklore, but also crops up in Irish tales told by Lady Wilde. A particular favourite involves a late night visit to an old lady who won't go to bed.

This is my September Postcard for my Monthly Irish Folklore Club. If you're interested in receiving a mini print and story in the post, consider signing up here.

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Purgatory 16/9/2024

There’s still a ways to go before the campaign finishes, still a lot of time to earn a bunch for charity and any support is appreciated

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Preorders now open for the Celtic Swirly Scarf! Inspired by Celtic La Tene art.

I’ve October noted as a delivery date, but it seems they might be arriving in September so if you’d like to secure one, please consider preordering! They sell out surprisingly fast (well-appreciated!)

Preorder here

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Official promotional art of O-Kiku and Izou by Takashi Kojima

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Skip Google for Research

As Google has worked to overtake the internet, its search algorithm has not just gotten worse.  It has been designed to prioritize advertisers and popular pages often times excluding pages and content that better matches your search terms 

As a writer in need of information for my stories, I find this unacceptable.  As a proponent of availability of information so the populace can actually educate itself, it is unforgivable.

Below is a concise list of useful research sites compiled by Edward Clark over on Facebook. I was familiar with some, but not all of these.

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Google is so powerful that it “hides” other search systems from us. We just don’t know the existence of most of them. Meanwhile, there are still a huge number of excellent searchers in the world who specialize in books, science, other smart information. Keep a list of sites you never heard of.

www.refseek.com - Academic Resource Search. More than a billion sources: encyclopedia, monographies, magazines.

www.worldcat.org - a search for the contents of 20 thousand worldwide libraries. Find out where lies the nearest rare book you need.

https://link.springer.com - access to more than 10 million scientific documents: books, articles, research protocols.

www.bioline.org.br is a library of scientific bioscience journals published in developing countries.

http://repec.org - volunteers from 102 countries have collected almost 4 million publications on economics and related science.

www.science.gov is an American state search engine on 2200+ scientific sites. More than 200 million articles are indexed.

www.pdfdrive.com is the largest website for free download of books in PDF format. Claiming over 225 million names.

www.base-search.net is one of the most powerful researches on academic studies texts. More than 100 million scientific documents, 70% of them are free

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Beginner’s Guide to Medieval Arthuriana

Just starting out at a loss for where to begin?

Here’s a guide for introductory Medieval texts and informational resources ordered from most newbie friendly to complex. Guidebooks and encyclopedias are listed last.

All PDFs link to my Google drive and can be found on my blog. This post will be updated as needed.

Pre-Existing Resources

Hi-Lo Arthuriana

♡ Loathly Lady Master Post ♡

Medieval Literature by Language

Retellings by Date

Films by Date

TV Shows by Date

Documentaries by Date

FAQ

Arthurian Preservation Project

The Camelot Project

If this guide was helpful for you, please consider supporting me on Ko-Fi!

Medieval Literature

Page (No Knowledge Required)

The Vulgate Cycle | Navigation Guide | Vulgate Reader

Culhwch and Olwen

The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle

The Marriage of Sir Gawain

Sir Gawain and The Green Knight

The Welsh Triads

Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory

Squire (Base Knowledge Recommended)

The Mabinogion

Four Arthurian Romances by Chrétien de Troyes

King Artus | scan by @jewishlancelot

Morien

Knight (Extensive Knowledge Recommended)

The History of The King's of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth

Alliterative Morte

Here Be Dragons (Weird or Arthurian Adjacent)

The Crop-Eared Dog

Perceforest | A Perceforest Reader | PDF courtesy of @sickfreaksirkay

Wigalois | Vidvilt

Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, & Bisclarevet by Marie of France

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

Grail Quest

Peredur (The Mabinogion)

The Story of the Grail + 4 Continuations by Chrétien de Troyes

Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach

The Crown by Heinrich von dem Türlin (Diu Crône)

The High Book of The Grail (Perlesvaus)

The History of The Holy Grail (Vulgate)

The Quest for The Holy Grail Part I (Post-Vulgate)

The Quest for The Holy Grail Part II (Post-Vulgate)

Merlin and The Grail by Robert de Boron

The Legend of The Grail | PDF courtesy of @sickfreaksirkay

Lancelot Texts

Knight of The Cart by Chretien de Troyes

Lanzelet by Ulrich von Zatzikhoven

Spanish Lancelot Ballads

Gawain Texts

Sir Gawain and The Green Knight

The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle

The Marriage of Sir Gawain

Sir Gawain and The Lady of Lys

The Knight of The Two Swords

The Turk and Sir Gawain

Perilous Graveyard | scan by @jewishlancelot

Tristan/Isolde Texts

Béroul & Les Folies

Prose Tristan (The Camelot Project)

Tristan and The Round Table (La Tavola Ritonda) | Italian Name Guide

The Romance of Tristan

Tristan and Iseult by Gottfried von Strassburg

Byelorussian Tristan

Educational/Informational Resources

Encyclopedias & Handbooks

Warriors of Arthur by John Matthews, Bob Stewart, & Richard Hook

The Arthurian Companion by Phyllis Ann Karr

The New Arthurian Encyclopedia by Norris J. Lacy

The Arthurian Handbook by Norris J. Lacy & Geoffrey Ashe

The Arthurian Name Dictionary by Christopher W. Bruce

Essays & Guides

A Companion to Chrétien de Troyes edited by Joan Tasker & Norris J. Lacy

A Companion to Malory edited by Elizabeth Archibald

A Companion to The Lancelot-Grail Cycle edited by Carol Dover

Arthur in Welsh Medieval Literature by O. J. Padel

Diu Crône and The Medieval Arthurian Cycle by Neil Thomas

Wirnt von Gravenberg's Wigalois: Intertextuality & Interpretation by Neil Thomas

The Legend of Sir Lancelot du Lac by Jessie Weston

The Legend of Sir Gawain by Jessie Weston

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Anybody have recommendations for books on Arthurian legends and Breton mythology? Preferably something I can download on kindle as I’ve zero space in my flat!

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Airmed's tears, and the healing flowers born from them 🌀💧

This was drawn for my Monthly Postcard Club! Each month, members get a mini print inspired by Irish myth and folklore, along with the story printed on the back. If this is something that interests you, please consider checkin it out here!

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Anybody have recommendations for books on Arthurian legends and Breton mythology? Preferably something I can download on kindle as I’ve zero space in my flat!

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My Green Knight themed dice box is finished! I took symbols from both the movie and the poem! It was my first time attempting something like this- I learned a lot through the process!

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PREORDERS OPEN 🌀

My Cú Chulainn and the Morrígan standees are now available for preorder!

Preorders close September 1st with delivery end of September/early October. I will have a limited quantity available for general release also, but preorders will help me gauge the interest properly, thanks for the support!

Preorder here!