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Mythology & Folklore influenced The Secret of Kells
Added by Media Influence Map · 30 September 2026
- Celtic mythology
The evidence
The story of the making of the Book of Kells draws on Irish myth: Aisling, a forest spirit, and the serpent god Crom Cruach, whom the young monk Brendan must face in the dark.
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