The Isles of the Many Gods

“wow, what a fantastic book!

I’m one of those people who, when doing research, hates to be surrounded by tons of different books searching through pages of useless info to find that 1 page that holds the information I’m looking for.

David and Sorita have done all the hard work for you here, a book that contains information on the Gods and Goddesses that were worshiped in Britain. Over 240 entries, this is a fantastic reference book.” S. King, Amazon Reviewer

“the isle of the many gods is a wonderful new addition to the study of the deities in ancient britain.

Rankine and D’Este provides a well researched, well written overview of the numerous gods and goddesses.” Hobbit, Amazon Reviewer

“most of the entries are encylcopediac and numerous . there is a chart on the top which tells you their place of origin, where they were worshipped, what literary evidence reamin of them and their other names. the entries tell the reader what they were worshipped for and what areas of life they were in charge of. entries also expalin what artifacts of them remain. most deities have roughly half a page to maybe a page of information on them pending availability of knowledge available. sometime there are scant remains or scant references to the various deities. other deities have sometimes up to 5 pages on them and they are detailed.” S. Cranow, Amazon Reviewer

“i have to give them big kudos for the quality of research and documentation that is included in this book. the bibliography is probably the largest i’ve ever seen in association with a pagan book, and it is not mostly referencing other pagan authors. rather, this is a scholarly work, and if you have ever done any historical research on the british isles, you will recognize some of these names.” Margaret A. Foster, Amazon Reviewer

Sorita d'Este and David Rankine are internationally recognized for their research and writing on mythology, spirituality and magickal practices of both ancient and modern times. They have collaborated on a number of projects in the past, including "The Guises of the Morrigan" and "Circle of Fire". Between them they have authored more than a dozen books, sometimes working with other authors with expertise in a particular area. In addition to books, Sorita and David have also contributed many articles to magazines, journals and websites over the years. Notably they were major contributors to the very successful D'Agostini "Enhancing Your Mind Body Spirit" partwork. They live and work in Wales (UK).

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Table of Contents:

author’s foreword

Author’s Notes

1. Evidence for Inclusion

2. The Argument for Divinity

the origins of the gods

Literary Evidence

Literature Timeline

The Unnamed Gods

The Christian Influence

a –z of entries

Key to understanding A-Z entries

genealogies

The Welsh Pantheon

The Irish Pantheon

Timelines

Historical Timeline

The Return of the Pagan Gods

Bibliography

Index