professorerudite:

letsreadwomen:

This is the fourth installment in a series of book recommendations, all of which will introduce you to kickass women from mythologies around the world, all of them written by women. All books listed had to pass the following criteria:

  • Be written by a woman
  • Be fictional
  • Have a woman as (one of) the protagonist(s)
  • Feature Celtic mythology
  • Be set in Ireland / Great Britain

Occasionally characters hailing from different countries overlap. In these cases I listed them under the mythology from which the most prominent female character springs.

UPDATE #1: I included the New Tales From The Mabinogion series, to be found in the Welsh section.

UPDATE #2: I added the Broom Closet Mysteries series under modern interpretations of Irish mythology.

UPDATE #3: I added Green (a leprechaun story) under Irish mythology.

UPDATE #4: Decided to add a few stories surrounding the legend of Robin Hood under Britannia.

UPDATE #5: Have added the Caledonia Fae series and the Caledonia book under Scotland.

UPDATE #6: Have added Tam Lin – a modern retelling – under Scottish mythology.

Irish mythology

Scottish mythology

Welsh / Arthurian mythology

Britannia

Poetry

Honourable mentions

More lists you can consult

If you have any suggestions for other Celtic women who deserve more attention (and a corresponding book), or which mythology should definitely be in this series, drop me a line!

Other kickass women in mythology: women in Greek mythology | women in Egyptian mythology & history | women in Mesoamerican mythologies | women in Native American mythologies | women in Asian mythologies |

women in Russian & Slavic mythologies

| women in pirate lore & history

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