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I guess this is one of the types of selkies... the Irish are great for inventing mythical beasts. But they also use more common animals too; the raven is my favorite amongst these animals. It is a herald of death on the battlefield. I also like the changelings that are said to be the offspring...

Yes most stories of myths and legends do have some truth in them. It is just a shame that the story of Arthur has been changed so much over time just so kings could claim a divine right to the throne of England. The same reason that we all grow up hearing gone of the variations of the legend.

I cannot say that they are real or not. All I know is, if vampires are real, don't you think they would go to great lengths to conceal themselves from humans? In every story, that has been one of the major themes. Vampires, that are true vampires, do not want us humans coming after them. And...

Even though I was introduced to Greek first, I like the Celtic myths. I'm still working my way through them. They are complex and have to be examined for what they are teaching the audience. Also you have to start with the creation to be able to understand the rest, they build on each other...

Merlin... the solitary figure that connects ancient Brittan and the Christianized world.

I have book called Pendragon, it is written by two historians who are trying to uncover the origins of the Arthurian Legends. They claim that Arthur was nothing more than a warlord from early Common Era Britannia; the aria is now Whales and Cornwall. They are not sure of the century but the...

I'm not certain if the giant flying reptiles that we have come to associate with dragon lore ever truly existed, but the Komodo Dragon is considered to be the only "true" dragon alive. As for the reason why many cultures have draconian legends, the simple answer is cultural drift. This is, if...

I beleve that Bram Stoker did much to romanticise the vampires with Dracula. Much of this romanticism stems from the sexualy represses society in Victorian Europe. Before that most vamires were evil creturs stright from hell. I have heard many diffrent claims for the origan, China being one...

my thoughts I agree, the pagan versions are much better. I read a books series called the Pendragon Cycle; written by Stephen Lawhead. He brought more of a trditional Celtic feeling to the Arthurian Ledgend, and added some Atlantin charators for spice. This has probably been one of my more...