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CONTENTS
Acknowledgements 5 The Raven 96
Dedication 8 The Hawk and the Falcon 98
Introduction 10 The Crane 99
The Bear: the Oldest Deity 20 The Swan 101
The Serpent 26 How the Celtic/Christian 102
The Oldest Animals 35 syncretism led to an
Shapeshifting 42 imaginative flow of design.
The Cow and the Bull 50 Hiberno-Saxon Art 118
The Horse 56 The Influence of Viking art 128
on the Celtic Scribe
The Salmon and the Eel 64
Irish Decoration 137
The Deer 70
The Canterbury School. 141
The Wolf and the Hound 78
Conclusion 142
The Pig 83
Author’s Details. 150
Other Mammals 88
Bibliography 151
The Cat 88
Courtney Davis Book List 155
The Lion 90
The Hare 91
The Sheep 92
The Ram 93
Birds 94
The Eagle 94
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