Welsh mythology

fathers of the Irish Republic, gave at the House of Commons in London in 1836. The aim of O’Connell’s speech was to get equal justice for the Irish people as members of the British Crown, and in the same way that by that time the Scottish, English and Welsh people already had. The majority of the Parliament’s members were protestant and reluctant to give Irish Catholics more rights than they already had. As the time O`Connell spoke to the Parliament about the equal justice, he had already become a member

On the other hand, Plaid Cymru (PC), the Welsh nationalist party whose purpose is independence of Wales, has been a party to reflect the rise of Welsh nationalism, like Scottish Nationalist Party in Scotland. However, Wales has seen the rise of its nationalism in a different way from the Scottish one. It is obvious that the economics was a factor, but language was another important factor for the nationalism of the Welsh people. Trend of rise of nationalism that occurred in Scotland in the late

Irvine Welsh’s latest novel The Blade Artist (released this year) was a novel that caught my eye while I was looking along the shelves of my local library. The Blade Artist is a crime and thriller novel that keeps you guessing until the end. Frank Begbie’s first son, Sean Begbie is found dead in his hometown Leith and he makes it his mission to find the killer. He also encounters some old friends and enemies from before he basically changed his whole identity which is now an artist from Los Angeles

exploitative self interest that characterises the everyday life of heroin addiction." (Petrie 90) Its' realistic style, use of language and unflinching portrayal of drug use was what first attracted me to look at it a bit closer. Based on the novel by Irvine Welsh, it tells the story of a group of working class unemployed drug addicts, focusing on their problems with heroin abuse, inability to get a job and family problems. Set in

In Irvine Welsh 's insane and drug-centered novel "Trainspotting" a standout amongst the most obvious yet disputable topics is the friendship between the main characters. This group of character are seen to be friends by us the readers but the question often raised is are they really friends or are they just together because each one has a fucked up life and it is together that they do not feel alone or so terrible? We the audience see this come to a climax as the edginess of their drug addiction

to Gildas, “Arthur is spoken of as a tyrant, and wholly without heroic qualities, showing that the life was composed before Geoffrey of Monmouth had thrown a false glamour over this disreputable prince, who generally figures in the Legends of the Welsh Saints as an egregious bully, with nothing of the “White Arthur” about him.” Just this one quote explains that King Arthur was real, even if he was not the angel everyone thought he was. Although the legends state that King Arthur was apart of twelve

“Vanessa, pay attention! I am doing this to help you!” my mother yelled from inside my computer screen. “Mom, I am listening, calm down. Josh just won’t leave me alone about our last name.” I huffed, glaring into my boyfriend’s eyes. I hated bringing up this topic to my mother, she always sides with Josh, always! “Well listen, I don’t have a lot of time so you need to shut up and listen. So, essentially what happens is the two brothers end up killing each other because---- Josh I can hear you

Imagine a little native boy who grows up in a culture and with a language that is only common to his tribe. For him this sole language is sufficient because the tribe is his family and as long as he can communicate with them nothing else matters. Suddenly his tribe starts to speak more English and is becoming westernized. Others, including his own family, start ignoring their culture and raising their children differently. Flash forward years on he is the only one that can speak his language and

History/Mythology — Celtic/Welsh: The tale of Mabon ap Modron, the Welsh God, (the “great son of the great mother”), also known as the Son of Light, the Young Son, or Divine Youth, is celebrated. The Equinox is also the birth of Mabon, from his mother Modron, the Guardian of the Outerworld, the Healer, the Protector, the Earth. Mabon was taken after he is a mere three nights old (some variations of the legend say he is taken after three years). Through the wisdom of the living animals — the Stag

Some may ask, what is a myth. To the common person, a myth is a work of “fiction”: an untrue story made obsolete by modern society. A myth is a story that cannot be taken literally. For the sake of making the definition clear, a myth is a story; it is a narrative; it is what helps people make sense of a complicated world through different perspectives and experiences. Sometimes, these stories have lessons that people can interpret from the events of them. Gaiman certainly has written a myth: the