celtic mythology

The Secret of Kells

Mon, 09 Feb 2009

Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that will take him beyond the abbey walls and into the enchanted forest where dangerous mythical creatures hide. Will Brendan succeed in his quest?

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

Fri, 29 May 1959

Behind the scenes of Darby O'Gill and the Little People.

Druids: The Mystery of Celtic Priests

Sat, 05 Jun 2021

Druids have existed far longer than hitherto assumed, since the 4th century BC. Their traces are found all over middle Europe: from the northern Balkans to Ireland. Their cultural achievements were equal in almost every way to those of the Romans and Greeks: They could read and write and spoke Greek and Latin - for centuries, they were the powerful elite of their culture. Only one single Druid is known by name to history: Diviciacos - an aristocrat of the Aedui and personal friend of Julius Caesar. Diviciacos was a politician, a judge and a diplomat, but he lived at a time when the Celtic lands of Gaul were conquered by the Romans. Greek and Roman contemporaries distrusted the actions of this forbear of the famous comic book druid Getafix: They imagined him in bloody rituals in somber woods.

The Griffgons: In The Bakehouse

Sat, 04 Dec 2021

Nestled in the Eryri mountains, the three Welsh dragons Gwilym, Guto and Gus are given the task to follow the Welsh cake recipe from Delilah’s cookbook. But, how do they cope in overcoming the challenges of being a dragon in the kitchen?

Irlande, une balade en terre celte

Wed, 01 Jun 2022

Korriganed

Sun, 08 Dec 2019

On the roads of Brittany, a team investigates the region's legendary leprechaun: the "korrigan." Between incredulity and fascination for the sensational, they meet specialists in Celtic culture and gather accounts from the local people. As revelations follow one after the other, the team seems to be on a trail leading to the frontiers of legend.