Scottish mythology Scottish mythology Aneirin, Aneurin or Neirin mab Dwywei (ca. 525 - 600) was a Brythonic poet, believed to have been a court poet or bard in one of the Brythonic kingdoms of southern Scotland. He wrote in Old Welsh, from which the modern Welsh language is descended. His work is preserved in the 13th century manuscript known as the Book of Aneirin, the language of which has been partially modernised into Middle Welsh. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aneirin"
The banshee ( ) is a creature in Gaelic folklore, the word being derived from the Old Irish ben síde, modern Irish bean sídhe or bean sí, " fairy woman" (bean, woman, and sidhe, being the tuiseal ginideach or possessive case of "fairy"). The sídh are derived from pre-Christian Gaelic deities. ...more on Wikipedia about "Banshee"
The Book of Aneirin (Welsh: Llyfr Aneirin) is a medieval manuscript which contains Y Gododdin, an early Welsh-language poem, written in southern Scotland, commemorating the battle of Catterick around the year 600, and other poems attributed to Aneirin. The manuscript itself dates from around 1265. It is kept at Cardiff Central Library. ...more on Wikipedia about "Book of Aneirin"
In Goidelic mythology, and especially Scotland, Brian was a bumbling fool who helped Cailleach rescue Deò-ghrèine. He was a son of Tuireann, and brother to Iuchar and Iucharba (these have many variant spellings). ...more on Wikipedia about "Brian (Mythology)"
In Irish and Scottish mythology, Cailleach (also called Cailleach Beara or Cailleac Bheur) was the "Mother of All". The word Cailleach means "old woman". She was a sorceress. In addition to the Celts, the Picts also worshipped her. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cailleach"
Cait Sidhe (pronounced caught shee) is a fairy creature from Celtic mythology said to resemble a large black cat with a white spot on its breast. It was said to haunt the Scottish Highlands. Some common folklore suggested that the Cait Sidhe was not a fairy, but a transformed witch. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cat Sidhe"
Deò-ghrèine or Deò-grèine (with accents going either way) meaning “ray of sunshine” can refer to the following: ...more on Wikipedia about "Deò-ghrèine"
Am Fear Liath Mòr (also known as The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui) is the name of a presence or creature which is said to haunt the summit and passes of Ben MacDhui, the highest peak of the Cairngorms in Scotland. It has been described as a 20-foot-tall figure covered with short hair, or as an unseen presence that causes uneasy feelings in people who climb the mountain. There is little evidence of the existence of this creature besides various sightings and a few photographs of unusual footprints (which some consider could have been caused by a yet-unknown meteorological phenomenon—also see the Devil's Footprints) or the Brocken spectre. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fear liath"
The pech were a type of gnome-like creatures in Scottish myth. They were of short height but extremely strong. In one fairy tale, an old blind pech is on his deathbed. He asks his sons if he can feel their arm mucles, to feel how strong they've grown. His sons play a prank on him, giving him a metal cup instead of one son's arm. He snaps the metal cup with his fingers, shattering it, to the amazement of the sons. Even sick on his deathbed, he is stronger than his young healthy sons. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pech (mythology)"
Scottish mythology consists of the myths and legends historically told by the people of Scotland. It is very closely linked with Irish mythology because of its partly Gaelic origins, and is categorised as a part of Celtic mythology, although there is some doubt as to whether the indigenous Picts were Celts, or even Indo-European. It also shows some Nordic influence due to the Viking presence in Scotland for much of the early Middle Ages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Scottish mythology"
The sith ( Gaelic: daoine sídhe-pronounced 'deenie shee', sing. sióg), ( IPA ) are a supernatural race in Irish and Scottish mythology, similar to the fays and elves of other traditions. There are a number of different types of sídhe: aes sídhe, banshee, leanan sídhe, sluagh, the fairy host (an slua sidhe) or Wild Hunt, sídhe who can fly through the air and shift shape at will, sídhe who walk the earth at dusk, the guardian sídhe of the lochs of both Ireland and Scotland and many more. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sídhe"
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