Whispers from Celtic Seas: The True Meanings of Ancient Stories from Northwest Europe
Autor Patrick Nunnen Limba Engleză Hardback – 13 iul 2026
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. It is a compelling invitation to listen again to old stories, and to hear what the land and sea remember.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781836392019
ISBN-10: 183639201X
Pagini: 320
Ilustrații: 38 halftones
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: REAKTION BOOKS
Colecția Reaktion Books
ISBN-10: 183639201X
Pagini: 320
Ilustrații: 38 halftones
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: REAKTION BOOKS
Colecția Reaktion Books
Notă biografică
Patrick Nunn is professor of geography at the University of the Sunshine Coast, an honorary professorial fellow at the University of Melbourne, and a visiting fellow at the University of Oxford (2026–7). His many publications include The Edge of Memory and Worlds in Shadow.
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“Whispers from Celtic Seas is a fascinating and passionate call for the oral traditions and traditional folk stories of Northwest Europe to be granted the respect they deserve for the deep histories they tell. Nunn masterfully reveals the traumatic events that constantly redefined the boundaries between land and sea.”
“Whispers from Celtic Seas offers the tantalizing possibility that what are commonly dismissed as myths or ‘good yarns’ may have their origins in remembered experiences of coasts that have changed dramatically in the past 10,000 years. In this current era of marked climate change, Nunn prompts us to consider the twin issues of our changing environment and how we will respond to the new circumstances that it presents.”
“A delightful, engaging tour of coastal legends of the British Isles and northern France. Nunn makes a strong case that stories of places such as Lyonesse, Doggerland, and Hy Brasil, as well as figures like the Hebridean Huntress, are not mere fictions spun by so-called ‘dreamy Celts.’ Rather, these narrative ‘whispers’ encode the experiences of ancient peoples living during the last ice age.”
“In this wonderfully thought-provoking book, Nunn dispels the myth about myths, and shows that sea-level changes, particularly sea-level rise, are not recently recognized phenomena. The longevity of myths is breathtaking and reveals we still have a lot to learn about ourselves from studies of the past.”
“Whispers from Celtic Seas offers the tantalizing possibility that what are commonly dismissed as myths or ‘good yarns’ may have their origins in remembered experiences of coasts that have changed dramatically in the past 10,000 years. In this current era of marked climate change, Nunn prompts us to consider the twin issues of our changing environment and how we will respond to the new circumstances that it presents.”
“A delightful, engaging tour of coastal legends of the British Isles and northern France. Nunn makes a strong case that stories of places such as Lyonesse, Doggerland, and Hy Brasil, as well as figures like the Hebridean Huntress, are not mere fictions spun by so-called ‘dreamy Celts.’ Rather, these narrative ‘whispers’ encode the experiences of ancient peoples living during the last ice age.”
“In this wonderfully thought-provoking book, Nunn dispels the myth about myths, and shows that sea-level changes, particularly sea-level rise, are not recently recognized phenomena. The longevity of myths is breathtaking and reveals we still have a lot to learn about ourselves from studies of the past.”