Oxford lecturer and medievalist Mark Williams explores the roots of the Celtic legends that have left the most noticeable mark on world culture.

Celtic legends were first written down hundreds of years after their birth. Soon, writers and artists all over the world saw in them a rich source of ideas and plots.

Nowadays, the archetypes of Celtic mythology are embodied in the heroes of comics and films. How is it that these images are so close to us, although they were born in a completely different world, separated from us by centuries? Oxford lecturer and medievalist Mark Williams writes about the roots of legends that have lived and live in world culture.

What do we really know about King Arthur, Merlin, and the Irish fairies? How have these and other images been transformed in their journey through the centuries? It's time to bring back Celtic legends from the realm of fog.

The book contains 77 color and black-and-white illustrations.