John Grigsby

John Grigsby

John Grigsby (1971- ) is a British author of two books on prehistory and mythology: "Warriors of the Wasteland" (Watkins, 2002) and "Beowulf and Grendel" (Watkins, 2005).

Background

John Grigsby received a Bachelor's degree (honors) in Prehistoric European Archeology and History. He has a Master's degree in Celtic Studies. He also made contributions to "Heaven's Mirror" (Graham Hancock) and the television series based upon the book, "Quest for the Lost Civilization." He is co-author of "The Mars Mystery" (with Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval). He is also the author of "Warriors of the Wasteland" and "Beowulf and Grendel". [http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1842931539]

Books

Warriors of the Wasteland

In 2002 Grigsby published "Warriors of the Wasteland." In this work Grigsby examined the Medieval legends of the Grail in light of his knowledge of Indo-European, especially Celtic, myth. [http://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/Grigsby,%20John]

"Beowulf & Grendel"

Grisgby's next book "Beowulf & Grendel" interprets "Beowulf" as "the recounting in poetic form of a religious conflict between two pagan cults in Denmark around AD 500" (p. 5). In support of his theory, Grigsby explores the same Neolithic farming cult as its starting point. Grigsby argues that there are numerous links between the Celtic and Germanic myths, especially those surrounding vessels of immortality or 'meads of inspiration' that he saw as pointing to the ritual drink of an ancient mystery cult, with parallels in the soma. [ [http://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/Grigsby,%20John Grigsby, "Beowulf & Grendel"] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.grahamhancock.com/forum/grigsbyJohn_warriors.php Essay by John Grigsby about 'Warriors of the Wasteland' on Graham Hancock's website]
* [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:X3oQ4k1HOOMJ:graycrane.net/Ethan/beowulf%2520story.pdf+grigsby+gilsdorf&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=9&gl=uk Interview with John Grigsby by Ethan Gilsdorf in 'The Common Review']
* [http://arts.independent.co.uk/film/features/article3146405.ece Article from The Independent Online]


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