Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
After researching folklore traditions gathered primarily from Gaelic areas of Scotland, [16] an authority on congenital disorders, Susan Schoon Eberly, has speculated the tale of the Ghillie Dhu may have a basis in a human being with a medical condition; [17] other academics, such as Carole G. Silver, Professor of English at Stern College for Women, [18] agree and suggest he was a dwarf. [13]
Home & Garden. Medicare. News
Gillie or ghillie is an ancient Gaelic term for a person who acts as a servant or attendant on a fishing, hunting, deer stalking or hawking expedition, primarily in the Scottish Highlands or on a river such as the River Spey. In origin it referred especially to someone who attended on behalf of his male employer or guests.
These sídhe are referred to in English as 'fairy mounds', 'elf mounds' or 'hollow hills'. [6] In some later English-language texts, the word sídhe is incorrectly used both for the mounds and the people of the mounds. For example, W. B. Yeats, writing in 1908, referred to the aos sí simply as "the sídhe". [10]
With the internet being pretty much endless bad news about the COVID pandemic, we aren't surprised that celebrities are all jumping on a viral meme inspired by Elf on the Shelf.
With the internet being pretty much clogged with news about the COVID pandemic, we aren't surprised that celebrities are all jumping on a viral meme inspired by Elf on the Shelf.
From Thomas the Rhymer, "Under the Eildon tree Thomas met the lady," illustrated by Katharine Cameron. Queen of Elphame [1] or "Elf-hame" (-hame stem only occurs in conjectural reconstructed orthography [2] [3]), in the folklore belief of Lowland Scotland and Northern England, designates the elfin queen of Faerie, mentioned in Scottish witch trials.
For that and many other classic Elf lines, here are 60 of the best quotes from the movie to tide you over until next year when it’s socially acceptable to watch again (but if you turn it on in ...