Land of Sacred Legends
A Guide to Early Christian Sites in North West Wales
Graham Murphy

 



A Journey through the Celtic Christian landscapes of West Gwynedd, with references to its saints, their miracle tales, churches, inscribed stones and holy wells. The legends and Latin stones are explained in the light of the most recent scholarship and a careful study of the surrounding landscape. Readers will appriciate advances in post-Roman archaeology, the basic vocabulary of early Christian memorials; will understand how Welsh country churches were founded, their connection to holy wells, claims to the surrounding land and compromises with Paganism.

£8.99

 

Due May 2012



Publication Date ISBN Pages Price
May 2012 9781850589310 128pp £8.99

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