Alfred Trubner Nutt (1856-1910) was a British publisher, now known for his writing as folklorist and Celticist. He was the son of David Nutt, a London publisher. He was educated at University College London School and College de Vitry-le-Francais, in Maine, France. He then took over the business of his late father. 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Folkloristics is the formal academic study of folklore and mythology. ...
He was a friend and supporter of Jessie Weston, sharing her interest in Celtic origins of the Grail legend, and publishing some of her books. The word Celtic can refer to: the European Celtic people, ancient or modern the Celtic languages, spoken by these people and their modern descendents the Celtic (Lusitania), Celts from the Alentejo. ...
AlfredNutt, which form the most important aid to the study of Celtic Folk-Tales since Campbell himself.
AlfredNutt, in his Studies on the Holy Grail that the outburst of European Romance in the twelfth century was due, in large measure, to an infusion of Celtic hero-tales into the literature of the Romance speaking nations.
AlfredNutt has already shown this to be true of a special Section of Romance literature, that connected with the Holy Grail, and it seems probable that further study will extend the field of application of this new method of research.
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