John Grigsby
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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).
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[edit] 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. [1]
[edit] Books
[edit] 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. [2]
[edit] 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.[1]
