Tag: folklore
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Background Aoife, known as “The Bright One,” was the offspring of Ailill of Aran and the protégée of Bodhbh Dearg, the sovereign of the Tuatha Dé Danann. She was also the younger sibling of Aobh, who had been the first spouse of Lir from SídhFionnachaidh. The Saga of Aoife Following the death of Lir’s first…
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The Burning Shepherd: A Tale of Fate and Greed Deep in the plains of Strijbeek in Noord-Brabant, a chilling sight emerges at night – the spectral figure of a burning shepherd. This eerie figure is the unfortunate Ward, a shepherd whose tale is steeped in local folklore. On one sweltering day, as the sun beat…