Our Celtic Ancestors

[Canu Taliesin]

I believe the prevalence of the Celtic spirit (which all those books are an expression of) is because it persists in the soil of North Western Europe. We are simply expressing what we find ourselves to be part of, as did all those who lived here before us, that is this place. Celticity is just a concept which tries to explain a coherence of culture in one place for a period of time. But it is only one expression amongst many by now, the internal space having become more dislocated from a particular external locality (not necessarily a bad thing). The further expressions found around the globe have their origins here, and draw part of their strength from here still.

[Welsh Mythology]

Mainly because of the antiquarian movement I think. The last few hundred years have seen Celticity romantisised and fantasised about by many yearning for something 'more original'. That is still true I think. Also, the Druids have always had an air of mystery about them, and that is very attractive. Another aspect of Celtic popularity is that the bards of Wales and Ireland were very successful at working with myths and with their mythic reality, they mythologised themselves so well that their legendary status preceedes them down the ages!