Where to begin hunting down information on #mythology ? Specifically ancient British mythology (basically, anything but the King Arthur cycle of myths - I love it in its own way, but it's not what I'm looking for...). I'm aware of Orkneyjar ( http://www.orkneyjar.com/folklore/index.html ) which features some great info on folklore and myths of Orkney, but what about other places? Scotland, Ireland...? Been using Wikipedia thus far, and need a bit of direction beyond just typing "placename myths" into my search bar.
@wolfdownwords
Sadly, as Tolkien points out Anglo-Saxons and then Normans eradicated most myths in what's now England. Most Arthurian stuff is French based on Welsh and Cornish. Lady Guest's collection is most of the Welsh. Some Scottish & Manx survives, but the bulk that survives is Irish.
John Dee & Q E I started the idea of modern English being British. The Union an unequal partnership (Wales subsumed) See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Union
Apart from Guest, there is Beowulf preserved by Anglo-Saxons.
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