Category: European folklore
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NUCKELAVEE
It was not long after the sun began to dip below the horizon that I noticed the wind beginning to rise more harshly, howling with a relentless force that tore through the air and thrashed the initial calm of the waves. And there, in the water, I was sure I…
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Leannan Sidhe; The Muse
A young writer, who went by the name of Cillian, happened across a strange phenomenon one night in his office. The words on his page seemed to wither before his eyes, leeching the last remnants of energy he had left in his body. So, standing up, he decided that it…
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The Werewolf
My little brother had always resented me. So much so that upon visiting him one evening, I discovered that he had left in place of my supper a hunk of human flesh. I knew that he hoped I would fall into Satan’s grip, just as surely as he believed me…
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Frau Perchta; Belly Slitter
On the final night of Christmas, the houses lay in stillness, scarcely breathing in anxious anticipation for the visitor they feared yet knew so well. For it was Frau Perchta who glided through the night, accompanied by her spectral followers and horses of the dead that whinnied and rumbled in…
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Song of the Sea; Mermaids and Sirens
“We made good progress and had just come within call of the shore when the Sirens became aware that a ship was bearing down upon them, and broke into their high, clear song. ‘Draw near, illustrious Osysseus, man of many tales, great glory of the Achaeans, and bring your ship…
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Fossegrim; The Fiddle Trickster
Each night I heard his sweet music, and each night I found myself captivated by it, venturing to the brook where he lay. He always remained in the same place, slumped against the moss, fingers lazily wrapped around the bow as he played the beautiful fiddle. He played with such…
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Melusine
Elias and Pressine The death of Elias’ wife had deeply affected him and his son, Nathas. Seeking solace, Elias had chosen to venture into the nearby wood, where he came across the Well of Thirst. It was here that he encountered Pressine, a beautiful maiden washing her hair in the…
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The Legend of King Arthur
UTHER AND YGRAINE The fragmented kingdoms of Britain were ruled over by the High King Uther Pendragon during an uncertain era. Britain was plagued by incessant wars and invasions, plunging towns into a state of ruin and starvation. Uther was a lonely King, with no wife to warm his bed…
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Kuri; Demon of Madness
He collapsed then, sprawled face down in the muck and the dirt, feeling the cold splatter of rain against his skin and the squelch of mud beneath his weight. Pressed against his back, though he could not see it himself, was the creature, clinging to him pathetically as a child…
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Faery Rings in Celtic Mythology; Portals to the Unknown…
Mortals who dare to venture into what seems to be an innocent ring of flourishing vegetation risk losing themselves in the Otherworld, the realm of the faeries. WHAT IS A FAERY RING? A faery ring is a collection of mushrooms which naturally grow in a circle. But such a phenomenon…
Ethereal Chronicles 