That is so very true. The Celtic legends weren't written down until Christianity had taken a foothold. The most obvious uses of Christian slant are in the Celtic creation myths- particularly that the Celts of Ireland were direct descendants of two of Noah's sons. Oh, and it's spelled Tuatha de Dannan. They are the descendants of the goddess figure Danu.
You remember correctly. All Celtic fairy folk were at the least miscreant, if not downright sadistic. I've been reading a lot of books on Celtic mythology lately... They had a very vivid system of superstition.
Some of the Kathrine Kurtz fiction books have discriptions of blood thursty Celtic fairies, even some non-Celtic fairies and blood thursty spirit monsters. Pretty wild stuff.
I tried to ask my inner curmudgeon before posting, but he sprayed me with the garden hose…
Yes, I have squirrels in my brain…
Originally Posted by Nighthawk
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