Hello, I’ve been wanting to learn some more about the Celtic Mythologies as well as the religion of Ancient Scotland. Does anyone have any suggestions for books to read on these subjects(which potentially overlap if I understand correctly)
A bit of a mashup of themes here, but I’m part Italian and my partner is part Scottish, and we both love Greek mythology sounding names. We named our first daughter Theia and we have another baby due soon.
We are struggling for girl names and would like one that loosely fits in, or at least sounds like it should fit in, the themes above.
Some we like are:
- Elekra
- Elena
- Juno
- Serina
Our surname is two words, hyphenated, beginning with F and H. The F is Scottish and the H is Italian. 4 syllables in total.
We are in the UK.
Any help is massively appreciated!
I am having just an awful time trying to find any well recieved books on this kind of mythology and I feel like I've hit a dead end. Does anyone know of any books that would be a good reference for learning about Cornish or Scottish mythology or their practices?
I hear a lot of Irish and Welsh parts of Celtic myth but try as I may I can’t find a mythology around Scotland. I know the irish went to Scotland around this time and their mythology blended a bit but is there anything on Scottish myth I can read or see?
In modern times we often think of Irish/Scottish/English folklore and mythology as being a prominent part of everyday life in the past. Banshees, leprechauns, fairies, etc. Movies are made depicting folklore/mythology playing prominent roles in everyday life, books written showing the depth and richness of folklore/mythology for these respective cultures. Even making Irish soda breads we cut a cross to bless it, but also to let the fairies out.
Would the people of these cultures, let’s say between 1700-1800’s (a lot of my post are deleted for not giving a specific time period, but it can be any time period post-paganism/druids once Christianity spread) have thought much of this folklore/mythology in their everyday life or do we make more of it in modern times?
Do we exaggerate the significance of the folklore in the past where it was much less of a way of life back then?
I’m currently trying to research the Scottish Pantheon, and whenever I find a series of gods k notice that they’re the Welsh god or the Irish god, am example I’ve seen being Arawn. So what are the similarities and differences of the main Celtic mythologies. If I’m wrong about anything, please show mercy. I know almost nothing about Celtic Mythology for the time being.
Lately I have been interested in Scottish mythology so I would love to read some of Scottish mythology books!
Hello, after my family and me wanted to go to Scotland, to be more precise to the Isle of Skye, and I like DnD, we wanted to do some Pen and Paper there. I wanted to do the DM and I wanted to put some of the Myths of there in the oneshot. But I have no idea of scottish mythology, so if anyone could help me find myths and mythical creatures that would be really nice :D
Thank you already :)
To the best of my limited studies, "sidhe" means something akin to "mounds of earth", and that the proceeding word "aos" or "aes" means something akin to "people", rendering the name of the fairies, "People of the Mounds". Which is about as close as I've been able to find to the Gaelic word for fairies.
However, I've been thinking about trying to translate them in such a way as to refer to the various 'courts' of fairies seen often in fiction involving them. What would the translations be for Winter, Summer, and Wild fairies?
Any and all pronunciation help would also be greatly appreciated.
You know Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman, Stephen Fry’s Mythos (Greek mythology)? I’m looking for something like that but with Celtic mythology / Irish mythology / Scottish mythology.
It occurred to me that I know a fair bit about Ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Nordic mythology, but pretty much nothing about Scottish mythology.
So, have you read any good books on the subject?
Hi folks,
I'm looking to get more clued up on Scottish history than I am currently, considering I’ve lived here my whole life and don’t think I know nearly enough.
I want to go beyond the usual stuff from school and common knowledge: the Romans, wars of independence, Jacobite uprisings, acts of union etc. - though still happy to read about it - and learn more about the ancient history, folklore, invasions, mythology, and original peoples of Scotland.
If you’ve got any favourite/interesting resources I’d be grateful if you could share them. I’m no historian, but might look into creating some sort of accessible resource for this stuff if I collate enough information and think others could benefit from it.
For some background, I’ve already got Terry Pratchett's Lore of Scotland: A Guide to Scottish Legends. I’ve enjoyed flicking through it but it’s inspired me to look for more like it with a bit more detail.
Cheers!
I'm looking for something that has a form similar to encyclopedias.
For the Slavic mythology if you know some sources in Slovak or Czech, that's ok too.
Hi everyone!
Me and my classmate from the Netherlands are traveling to Scotland next week for a school project. Our project is about how much influence the scottish myths/legends have in 2018. We have already planned to research the Unicorn, Kelpies and 3 ghost stories. The only problem we have is that we don't have a lot of locations to go to. As of now we have planned to go to Edinburgh for the Unicorn research, the Mackenzie poltergeist and Mary kings close. As for the kelpies, we have planned to go to Falkirk. Are there any other places we can visit in and around Edinburgh? We stay in Clydebank if that helps.
Thanks in advance!
Edit: i made a mistake, apparently we stay in clydebank not Stirling hahah
I've been trying to look into ancient celtic mythology for my home country, Scotland, but the majority of what I have found refers to Irish mythology. Roughly how much do the two have in common? What sources do you recommend that I check out?
Any good Scottish themed/related fantasy or mythological graphic novels out there?
hey!! im never really sure how to start these, but i’m a pretty laidback person from the states who’s pretty easily drained by constant conversation. ideally, you’d be okay with my replies coming when i feel up to it (at least once a day).
beyond that, i’m really looking for people who are into scottish mythology (celtic is too general, considering most of it focuses on irish mythos)/fun things to do there! the former comes from the fact that i’m an aspiring writer who needs the information for writing, and the latter comes from a trip i might take towards the end of the year. i really like to learn about these sorts of things, so info dumping is welcome and appreciated
if that’s not your speed, i’m also pretty into rpgs (currently finishing persona 4 and playing feh near constantly lol). i have a big mind for lore, so if you’re a ya novel reader/rpg lore collector, i think we’d get along great!!
no limit on gender/age, but know that i’ll probably be significantly more wary if you’re 22+ due to some past issues
If you like monsters, dragons, shape-shifters and fairies, you will probably love this project. We even got a support tweet from Grant Morrison! check it out
Looking for books that are well-sourced and even better if they're recent. I'm willing to look at celtic mythology books but they have to be about more than just Irish lore.
Thanks in advance!
I’m currently trying to research the Scottish Pantheon, and whenever I find a series of gods I notice that they’re the Welsh god or the Irish god, an example I’ve seen being Arawn. So what are the similarities and differences of the main Celtic mythologies. If I’m wrong about anything, please show mercy. I know almost nothing about Celtic Mythology for the time being.
