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In olden times the Celtics land and national societies were both linked with the body of the goddess (also attributed as "tribal goddess") and her representative on earth was the queen. Another "ambivalent" character in Scottish myths was the "hag", the Goddess, the Gaelic Cailleach, and the Giantess, a divine being who is harmful. The hag is ...
Initially asked to do a Dutch accent for the character, actor Bill Nighy instead decided to do a Scottish accent. [11] Desmond Hume is a character from the ABC television show Lost. [12] Henry Ian Cusick, the actor who portrays him, is of Peruvian and Scottish descent and was raised in Scotland. [13]
This is a list of folk heroes, a type of hero – real, fictional or mythological – with their name, personality and deeds embedded in the popular consciousness of a people, mentioned frequently in folk songs, folk tales and other folklore; and with modern trope status in literature, art and films.
Scathach is a legendary Scottish woman warrior who appears in the Ulster Cycle. She trains Cuchulainn. Aife is Scathach's rival in war; she becomes the lover of Cuchulainn and gives birth to his son Connla. Liath Luachra, two characters of the same name in the Fenian Cycle.
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Scottish folklore (Scottish Gaelic: Beul-aithris na h-Alba) encompasses the folklore of the Scottish people from their earliest records until today. Folklorists , both academic and amateur, have published a variety of works focused specifically on the area over the years. [ 1 ]
Fairy tales from Scotland, short stories that belong to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic , enchantments , and mythical or fanciful beings. Pages in category "Scottish fairy tales"
In Scottish folklore, faeries are divided into the Seelie Court and the Unseelie Court.D. L. Ashliman notes that this may be the most famous division of fairies. [3]The Seelie Court is described to comprise fairies that seek help from humans, warn those who have accidentally offended them, and return human kindness with favors of their own.