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Medieval Irish-language literature, manuscripts, archaeology, and living cultural context.

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Archaeology, ancient external accounts, and distinct Irish and Welsh medieval manuscript traditions

Celtic Lifeways: Regional Traditions, Not One Uniform Religion

A grounded introduction to the many peoples, languages, places, objects, and medieval literatures gathered under the word “Celtic”—without turning them into one timeless system.

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Medieval Irish and Welsh literary sources, with source tradition and limits named at every step

Deities in Irish and Welsh Source Traditions: Names, Stories, and Uncertainty

An introduction to figures in medieval Irish and Welsh literature, clearly labeled by source tradition and kept separate from claims about a single pan-Celtic pantheon.

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