The Summer Gods of Scotland: Angus and Bride (Scottish Folklore)
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There are not many certainties that can be relied upon in the modern world, but it would seem, that no matter the circumstance, time will continue on whether we are her to witness it or not, spring will give way to summer, summer to autumn and eventually winter will draw the life from this earth, before it too fades, and the cycle continues.
But this was not always the case, in the ancient legends of Scotland it is told that at the beginning of the world, winter was the only season and for many 1000s of years the land lay locked in a permanent vale of ice and snow, this wasteland was ruled by the dreaded Cailleach, Beira queen of winter. This icy tundra was all that had ever been, and many thought that this harsh eternal winter would never end. This is the story of how the first summer came to Scotland. Of how angus met Bride and of the thawing of the ice queen.
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References:
Briggs, K.M. (1967) The Fairies in English Tradition and Literature. University of Chicago Press.
Koch, J.T. (2006) Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN:1851094407
Macgregor, A. (1937) Highland Superstitions. Stirling, Eneas Mackay, 43 Murry Place. 1901.
Mackenzie, D.A. (1912) A Highland Goddess. The Celtic Review, 7(28), 336-345. doi.org/10.2307/30070410
Mackenzie, D.A. (1917) Wonder Tales From Scottish Myth and Legend. Frederick. A. Stokes Co, New York. ISBN:978-1-4400-3973-7
Petrie, T. and Fong, J. (2021) Bride, Angus and the Cailleach, Folklore Scotland [folklorescotland.com/angus-an...]
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A wonderful, complex tale! Many folk stories - like Cinderella - seem like short episodes taken from 'complete' myths like this one. Scottish tales always remind me of Russian parallels, especially when the power of Winter is involved. Of course, Scotland doesn't have Baba Yaga, the witch whose cottage in the forest walks about on chicken legs - a lucky escape for the Scots, in my view. Billy Connolly joked that Scotland has only two seasons - May and Winter. In my experience, it has all four - usually in the same day.
The same can be said for Ireland too...😅😅😅
I love the tales of the Baba Yaga, who in some ways reminds me of Beira. Thanks for watching
Oh I love me some Baba Yaga, it's just another wise woman turned witch from christianization IMO. Either way, if I ever get to retire I'd love to build a bar on chicken legs. 😂
Thank you, for this heart warming tale. I like the idea of summer resurrecting what was gone. Many times after a harsh winter I fear a plant won't come back, and then it almost as though a miracle occurs.
you are a wonderful storyteller. your voice, your emotional quality, and your total belief in your myths and legends. you bring them to life. thank you so much! 🌷🌱🌼🪺🕊️🌞
Thanks for watching☺
Thank you for your wholesome comforting content, long live the old Gods
A real weekend treat, many thanks for sharing this with us all,best wishes from the wirral peninsula...cheers...E..😊
Amazing ..Bride is pronounced Breejah .Thanks these are so so good .
A lovely story I've not heard before, thanks for telling us it.
I absolutely love your channel. Having Irish and Scottish ancestry l absolutely love the stories and folklore, so wonderful and fascinating. I have some books on The Tuatha De Dannon and the gods, and stories by W.B Yeats but it is so nice to discover new knowledge with your videos. Bards like you are really needed, keep up the awesome work 👏 👍🧚♂️🧝♂️🍀🦄🏞🏴🏴🙂
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Angus sounds so much like Bulgarian Orpheus.
one of my favorite Celtic stories. When I first read it, it made so much click into place.
Thank you very much for that story I love it I am actually born in the October the fall time I love that time of year a little too cold and warm ❤
U’r Story-Telling has held me En-Tranced thru-out!
I’v not ever heard this ancient Tale of Love ❤
& the forthcoming of the Enlivening Magical Energies of Summer-Time🙏🏻🌳🌹💐🦋
I especially En-Joy hearing Ur Scott Accent - It’s a Marvelous Brogue for the Ear👂to Hear ❣️
Such a wonderful telling of this tale and a magnificent and beautiful video I can see a lot of work went into this. I also love the art you chose to display in this video. Thank you very much for sharing. Tappadh leibh!
thank you for watching and for the kind comments
Ahhh this makes my Wiccan heart happy on this fine spring day.
Lovely
I wondered if this tale also contains a memory of the ice age.
It's fascinating to see how many writers have taken aspects of Scottish mythology and woven them into stories, such as C.S. Lewis with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
I want winter to still be only winter. Dont need nothing else
a wonderful talel thank you gortye stories you do your keeping them alive and I love folklore stories and mythology and folklore can't wait for more it was a really loved the summer and the winter part its like the cycle of life
Thank you. 💚💖🌿🌷🌼
a liath wolf upload in a one day fortune smilees upon me been looking forward to it
Reminding me of Narnia
Bòidheach, Slàinte mhath Liath❤
I absolutely love this video, do you know any stories of Nicnevin? Or any other fairy king or queen from Scottish Folklore? I’d love to see a video on that subject
I know a little of Nicnevin and I would like to learn more, its certainly an odd subject. I will add it to the list of videos, thanks for the suggestion and for watching. 👍
Nice story and very touching.
Thamk you this was very weeell done.
The melting of winter into spring here, is reminiscent of narnia chronicles, by c.s.lewis... ;-)
There are aspects of Beira that really do remind me of the white witch in the works of C.S. Lewis. Thanks for watching
Apollo and angus
Super cool thanks for the lecture
Beautiful indeed. Thank you 😊 💓 ☺️
Great video, thank you!
You could make an AWSOME fantasy movie out of this story!
Not that I would trust Hollywood to do it justice.
So is there only gods of summer and winter? Or is there gods for spring and autumn as well?? Or is it just implied that Angus and Bride are the gods of spring and summer and Beira the god of autumn and winter??
Its a hard question to answer since Scotland is so full of different beliefs and mythologys, due to the diversity of its people. Yet in this context your thoughts would be correct. Beira, Angus and Bride are the most powerful of the gods and control the most powerful parts of nature, but there are 1000s of lesser gods, who are responsible for specific rivers, loch and mountains. Who are now known as the Daoine Sith or old gods, fae, fairies, etc. Hope that helps, thank you for watching.
@@LiathWolf of course! I love your videos, they are so informative and you have a lot of integrity and respect.
I’ve been very interested in the Daoine sith, as you mention them in many of your videos but I haven’t seen a dedicated video to them as a whole yet? Am I missing it or have you yet to make such a video? I’d love to see it!
@@paranoid223 I have yet to make a dedicated video, I have started writing one, but the shear volume of conflicting information from 100s of years of history and the illegality of the information during the christianisation of Scotland. then the suttly coded language used when refering to them as to not be arrested or burned, makes the whole thing very complicated lol and I am not entirly sure on how to present all the information and the context without missing out alot or talking for days haha. I will make the video and I have worked on it, but it is a daunting task lol, It maybe a series by the time its finished. 🤣
I don't wish to be harsh, but that image on the left on your thumbnail is Lugh, not Oengus.
I am aware, but honestly there is not much art of Angus, that I could find anyway lol. and the Scottish Angus has traits of both Lugh and Oengus from Irish mythology.
Thanks for watching and I hope that clarifies my thinking haha
Many see such tales as simply an explanation of the yearly cycle of seasons rather than earlier versions of the Christ prophecy