Keltische Mythen en Legenden

The work opens with a vivid collage of how the Greeks and Romans first described a people they called the Celts or Hyperboreans. Drawing from Herodotus, Aristotle, Plato and scattered classical writers, the author pieces together the fragments of myth, geography and military encounters that shape our earliest picture of a vast, restless culture stretching from the Danube to the Atlantic. The narrative highlights both the admiration and the fear these ancient observers felt, giving listeners a sense of the shadowy sources that survive today.

Beyond the scattered testimony, the book builds a comprehensive portrait of Celtic society—its light‑haired aristocracy, warrior ethos, religious rites and the ways it absorbed and reshaped older local traditions. By comparing archaeological finds such as coins, bronze ornaments and fortified settlements with the literary record, the author shows how the Celts spread their language, art and law across Gaul, Iberia, Britain and Ireland. Listeners will come away with a clearer understanding of why this once‑dominant network mattered and how its legacy still flickers in modern folklore.