Ancient Ireland: Heroes and Vikings, Curses and Prayers

Do you want to lift the veil on ancient mysteries and see Ancient Ireland the way it was seen by the poets of the past?
The exploits of Cú Chulainn, the antics of the cat Pangur, Viking raids, and sharp-tongued poetic curses—this book brings history and myth together into a single, vivid picture of the era.
A journey through Irish sagas will help you find keys to those doors in the tangled corridor of ancient history—doors you may not even have suspected existed.

Can we sufficiently reliably imagine what life was like in Ancient Ireland? The intertwining of facts and legends on a distant island to this day continues to captivate researchers and writers around the world.
This book invites you to look at Irish everyday life through the eyes of ancient poets—thanks to whom echoes of real events and mythological plots have reached us: the heroic deeds of Cú Chulainn, the pranks of the cat Pangur, Viking attacks on monasteries, poetic curses and rites, stories about magical realms, and descriptions of the Irish landscape.
Immersing yourself in the poetic way of feeling of Ancient Ireland will allow the reader to look behind the curtain of mystery and find keys to some of the enigmas in the labyrinth of ancient Irish history.