The Shae
Isle
Precis: Fey-touched realm of
storytellers and pagan cults that follows the logic of warped fairy
tales.
Conspectus: Ruled by clan
chieftains and druid hierophants; worship of pagan nature gods (such
as The Forest Who Walks, The Lamenting Mother, and The Crooked Moon)
by witch cults, warlocks, and druidic initiates; banshees howling
across the moors; the Seelie and Unseelie Courts of the fey; treants,
shambling mounds, and wilden as protectors of the forests; bards and
magical storytelling; blue-tattooed warriors; elf bargains, blood
contracts, hollow hills, and the Wild Hunt; curses and
hexes—wandering hex-breakers; green dragons; perytons, bog mummies,
animate scarecrows, families of cursed ghouls
Taste, Sound, Image: Irish
whiskey and soda bread, The Pogues's
“The Sickbed of Cuchulainn,” John William Waterhouse's
Circe Invidiosa.
Very cool indeed. Extra points for the Waterhouse :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! Waterhouse is on of my all-time favorites.
DeleteVery cool. I especially like the names of the pagan gods. Reminds me a bit of the Arthurian fiction of A.A. Attanasio where he "translates" the names of the pagan gods so Odin is "Furor," Zeus is "Bright Sky" (which it turns out isn't the actually etymology of that name, but still cool), etc.
ReplyDeleteThanks! If I remember correctly, the inspiration for those gods came from something Ken Hite wrote.
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