Jormungand was the second child of Loki and Angrboda. Seguir leyendo »

Patrick must be the best known of all Patron Saints with parades, parties and craic in his name being celebrated across the globe. Many of the stories traditionally associated with St. Patrick, including the famous account of his banishing all the snakes from Ireland, are false, but who has the heart to let truth spoil the result of hundreds of years of good storytelling? Seguir leyendo »

Just south of Snowdon, in the grey-stoned village of Beddgelert set among the wild mountains of Wales, is the Grave of Gelert. Here, in a beautiful meadow below Cerrig Llan, is a large stone slab lying on its side which owes its fame to the legend of Prince Llewelyn ap Iorwerth and his faithful hound. Seguir leyendo »

Dragons, great wyrms and serpents are common elements in mythology from our earliest days and the earliest of all was the Chaldean dragon Tiamat. Seguir leyendo »

Ruling over both life and death, the Crone holds within her all aspects of the Triple Goddess. She is the mature and aged Maiden and Mother now possessing the wisdom and experiences of youth, adulthood and old age. She stands at the crossroads, at the bridge between death and rebirth. Seguir leyendo »