The Outline of Mythology

Thomas Bulfinch's whole mythic world — the gods of Olympus, King Arthur's Round Table, the Mabinogeon, Beowulf and the paladins of Charlemagne — told as stories, the way 1913 read them.

The Mythical History of England

5 pages in this part of The Outline of Mythology.

The Mythical History of England

THE illustrious poet, Milton, in his "History of England," is the author whom we chiefly follow in this chapter.

The Mythical History of England: Brutus

Rejecting these and other like stories, Milton gives more regard to the story of Brutus, the Trojan, which, he says, is supported by…

The Mythical History of England: Trojans

Brutus, at the age of fifteen, attending his father to the chase, unfortunately killed him with an arrow. Banished therefor by his kindred…

The Mythical History of England: Corineus

Brutus, guided now, as he thought, by divine direction, sped his course towards the west, and, arriving at a place on the Tyrrhene sea…

The Mythical History of England: Locrine

Brutus built his capital city, and called it Trojanova (New Troy), changed in time to Trinovantus, now London ("For noble Britons sprong…

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