Celtic Faerie Tales, Legends and Myths in Art

Includes celtic fairies, elves, brownies, gnomes, vampires, banshees, leprechauns, dragons, unicorns, griffins, warrier heros, princesses, Mermaids (I know the Irish merrows and selkies aren't as nice looking, so I added some mermen and mermaids as well) - many different names are used in Ireland, Wales, Scotland, England and Breton - shelf art (dolls, sculptures,etc.) pictures, costumes, etc. - Hogwarts is the newest
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2mo
Welcome to our wee faeryworld of pictures drawn and stories told
This is a drawing we made of our friend Root. He's a wee burrow elf and he lives under the cobblestones just outside our house. You can read all about him on our website: www.thepicsees.com
Reed
The Great Goddess Rhiannon ~ Goddess of the Night ~ As a Celtic Goddess of the underworld and the dead, she possessed the gift of shape shifting. She also knew every plant and every tree and was often found dancing with the branches and playing with butterflies. She is closely interwoven with all life on earth. Rhiannon teaches us to accept what is ours, and trust that our deepest desires will come to us without much effort...shift your attention and change the shape of your image of the world.
'Niamh Meets Oisean' by P J Lynch. (Click image to view full size.) Visit the artist's blog here: http://pjlynchgallery.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/oisin-in-tir-na-nog.html#
Banshee - Wikipedia
The banshee ( /ˈbænʃiː/ ban-shee), from the Irish bean sí [bʲæn ˈʃiː] ("woman of the sídhe" or "woman of the fairy mounds") is a feminine spirit in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld. In legend, a banshee is a fairy woman who begins to wail if someone is about to die. In Scottish mythology the creature is called the bean sìth or bean-nighe and is seen washing the blood stained clothes or armour of those who are about to die.
Blodeuwedd by andyasser on DeviantArt
Blodeuwedd by andyasser.deviantart.com on @deviantART
CELTIC GODS AND GODDESSES
"The Silver Wheel", "High Fruitful Mother". Celtic (Welsh) Goddess, the sister of Gwydion and wife of Donn. Deity of element of Air, reincarnation, full moons, time, karma, retribution. The palace of this sky Goddess was Caer Arianrhold (Aurora Borealis). Keeper of the Silver Wheel of Stars, a symbol of time and karma. Her ship, Oar Wheel, carried dead warriors to Emania (Moon-land).
Salmon of Knowledge Celtic slate plaque
Salmon of Knowledge Celtic slate plaque www.killylissstudio.com
Shop | The Goddess & The Green Man
Hazel, Ogham name Coll, rules 5th August to 1st September. Around Connla's well grew the nine Hazel trees which contained all the knowledge of the world. From those trees dropped nine nuts, which imparted this knowledge to the salmon living in the well who ate them. Fionn cooked the salmon for the chief Druid to eat, but burnt his thumb on the cooking fish and sucked it to ease the pain, gaining the wisdom instead of his master.
Fantasy and Sci-fi at their best.
"Ancient Salmon" "A fantastic, mythical fish the celtic bearer of knowledge and fertility."