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The Otherworld, The Underworld, The Sidhe
Otherworld Map
The Otherworld
From the dawn of religious thought there has been belief in an Underworld and/or an Otherworld. A place were we are trapped when we die disturbed or without resolution that sits upon our world, sometimes referred to as Limbo, Hades, The Waiting Place, and the Inbetween. Many believe in a Hell and […]
Faeries and the Fae …
The Tree Leaves’ Oracle icon flower fairy
The Victorian Flower Fairy or Nature SpriteFlower Fairies are believed to be the fairy spirit essence of various flowers; they are portrayed as tiny creatures that rarely are larger than 20 cm. tall. Most of these depictions come from Victorian art and is a common ‘model’ for what […]
06.23.10: Chronicles of Sir Thomas Leaf: WPP: Day 19 - Vikings, Leprechauns, and the Black Pool
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Sir Sven racing to avoid a photographing of his soul
The Quest continues … as the royal explorers once again awoke for the search of clues to find the […]
The Book of Kells
Book of Kells* Trinity College Dublin Library * Dublin, Ireland *
Leabhar Cheanannais or “Book of Columba”, “The Book of Kells”, is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book written in Latin that contains the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various texts and tables. It was written in 800 C.E. by Celtic Monks. The texts […]
Ragnarok
Ragnarok
Ragnarok
“Ragnarok”, “Gotterdammerung”, or a.k.a. “Doom of the Gods” or “Final Destiny of the Gods” is the apocalypse in Norse mythology. Its an important event in the Norse canon. This event will be followed by the Fimbulvetr, or the “Winter of Winters”. These three winters will follow each other with no summer. This will be […]
The Vikings and Ireland
About the Vikings & Their Coming To Ireland:The Vikings were originally the inhabitants of Norse countries, such as where modern-day Denmark and Norway are now located. They became a seafaring explorer people due to the Scandinavian land pressures occuring in 700 C.E. Many of the first Vikings to set out were the younger sons of […]
Read More..>>Dublinia Museum
Dublina Viking & Medieval History Museum
* http://www.dublinia.ie/ * St Michaels Hill * Christchurch, Dublin 8, Co. Dublin, Ireland * 01 679 4611 *Located within and connected to the infamous Christ Church Cathedral of Dublin (a.k.a. “The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity”) is now one of Dublin’s most spectacular and interactive museums/tourist attractions. Christ Church is […]
The Black Church (Dublin)
Black Church
Black Church
* aka: St. Mary’s Chapel of Ease * The Black Church, St. Marys Place, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland - 01 860 0007 * St. Mary’s Chapel of Ease was a Gothic Revival Cathedral that was part of the Church of Ireland and located on St. Mary’s Place, in Dublin, Ireland. A chapel […]
Bodmin and Bodmin Moor
BODMIN & THE BODMIN MOORCornwall, United Kingdom
One of Cornwall’s oldest towns … Bodmin has just over 13,000 citizens which stands as a civil parish in Cornwall, England located just southwest of the Bodmin Moor. It was formerly the county town of Cornwall until the Crown Courts moved to Truro. The name is believed to have […]
The Bodmin Beast
The Bodmin Beast
The Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, United Kingdom
There is a legend in Cornwall - and it really is not unique to the Bodmin Moor. Giant cats and panthers are believed to wander and roam all over Cornwall. But these legendary beasts get their infamous label of “The Bodmin Beast” for the most popular sightings take […]