In Irish legend, what name is given to the Otherworld or Land of Promise, inhabited by fairies?
"earth and intrudes into our world; signaled by phenomena such as magic mist, sudden changes in the weather, or the appearance of divine beings or unusual animals. An otherworldly woman may invite the hero into the Otherworld by offering an apple or a silver apple branch, or a ball of thread to follow as it unwinds. The Otherworld is usually called ""Annwn"" in Welsh mythology and ""Avalon"" in Arthurian legend. In Irish mythology it has several names, including ""Tír na nÓg, Mag Mell"" and ""Emain Ablach"". In Irish myth there is also ""Tech Duinn"", where the souls of the dead"
"joy, and where time moves differently. It is the dwelling place of the gods (the Tuatha Dé Danann) as well as certain heroes and ancestors. It was probably similar to the Elysium of Greek mythology and both may have a shared origin in ancient Proto-Indo-European religion. The Otherworld is elusive, but various mythical heroes—such as Cúchulainn, Fionn and Bran—visit it either through chance or after being invited by one of its residents. In Irish myth and later folklore, the festivals of Samhain and Beltane are liminal times, when contact with the Otherworld was more likely. In the tales, the Otherworld"
"a battle of sorcery with the Tuatha Dé Danann, the gods, who inhabited Ireland at the time. Ériu, a goddess of the land, promises the Gaels that Ireland shall be theirs so long as they pay tribute to her. They agree, and their bard Amergin recites an incantation known as the ""Song of Amergin"". The two groups agree to divide Ireland between them: the Gaels take the world above, while the Tuath Dé take the world below (i.e. the Otherworld). Advances in DNA studies have revealed some clues about the origin of the Gaels (who are associated with paternal R-L21)."
"he has indeed entered a magic place, and: Unless you spur your horse out of my haunt, I will quickly kill it with my club. For here dwells the Queen of Faerie, with all sorts of beautiful music to soothe her. And just as Sir Thopas stumbles upon his Elf Queen in an enchanted forest, so Sir Perceval finds, and marries, his Lady Amour in a Land of Maidens. The Otherworld, in the myths and folktales that have come down to us from ancient Ireland, can be reached inside a hill, or through the depths of a lake, or across"
"Fairyland Fairyland (Faerie, Scottish Elf-hame, c.f. Old Norse ""Álfheimr""), in English and Anglo-Scottish folklore, is the fabulous land or abode of fairies or ""fays"". Old French ""faierie"" (Early Modern English ""faerie"") referred to an illusion, or enchantment; the land of the ""Faes"". Modern English (by the 17th century) ""fairy"" transferred the name of the realm of the ""fays"" to its inhabitants, e.g. the expression ""fairie knight"" in Spenser refers to a ""supernatural knight"" or a ""knight of Faerie"" but was later re-interpreted as referring to a knight who is ""a fairy"". Fairyland may be referred to simply as ""Fairy"" or"
"water as Hallfred lies dying on board. She is his ""fetch"". A Land of Maidens in an Otherworld is not restricted to ancient Irish tales. A Middle English dream vision known as ""The Isle of Ladies"" recounts a dreamer's visit to a magical island where only women live. The island is made of glass, like an Otherworldly island in another Old Irish tale from the Book of the Dun Cow, in which the voyager Máel Dúin sails a mysterious ocean, landing at one time on an island of glass in which a lady lives with a magic, grail-like pail, and"
"In the tale ""Baile in Scáil"" (""the phantom's ecstatic vision""), Conn of the Hundred Battles visits an Otherworld hall, where the god Lugh legitimizes his kingship and that of his successors. In Irish myth there is another otherworldly realm called ""Tech Duinn"" (the ""House of Donn"" or ""House of the Dark One""). It was believed that the souls of the dead travelled to ""Tech Duinn""; perhaps to remain there forever, or perhaps before reaching their final destination in the Otherworld, or before being reincarnated. Donn is portrayed as a god of the dead and ancestor of the Gaels. ""Tech Duinn"""
"""fit abode"" of Morrigan, a Celtic Goddess of pre-Christian Ireland. According to a ""Dindshenchas"" poem, Cruachan was named after Crochen, the handmaid of Étaín, a ""sídhe"" maiden reborn as a mortal. When Étaín is brought back to the Otherworld by her original ""sídhe"" lover Midir, Crochen accompanies them and on their way to Midir's underground palace they spend some time in a mound known as Síd Sinche. Crochen is so impressed by this ""síd"" that she asks Midir if this is his palace. Because of her loyalty to Étaín and her respect to this dwelling, Midir gives it to her"
"is often reached by entering ancient burial mounds, such as those at Brú na Bóinne and Cnoc Meadha. These were known as ""sídhe"" (""Otherworld dwellings"") and were the dwellings of the gods, later called the ""aos sí"" or ""daoine sí"" (""Otherworld folk""). Irish mythology says that the gods retreated into the ""sídhe"" when the Gaels (Milesians) took Ireland from them. In some tales, the Otherworld is reached by going under the waters of pools, lakes, or the sea, or else by crossing the western sea. In Irish ""Immrama"" (""voyage"") tales, a beautiful young Otherworld woman often approaches the hero and"
"Faerie (DC Comics) Faerie, The Fair Lands or The Twilight Realm is one of two fictional otherdimensional homelands for the Faerie, as published by DC Comics. The Vertigo Comics realm of Faerie is an amalgam of the mythological realms of Álfheimr, Otherworld, the Fortunate Isles, Tír na nÓg and Avalon. This mix is heavily influenced by Shakespeare's play ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"". It is home to the faeries and other mythical races, ruled over by the Seelie Court and King Auberon and Queen Titania. Faerie debuted in ""The Books of Magic"" #3, and was created by Neil Gaiman and Charles"
"Annwn Annwn, Annwfn, or Annwfyn (in Middle Welsh, ""Annwvn"", ""Annwyn"", ""Annwyfn"", ""Annwvyn"", or ""Annwfyn"") is the Otherworld in Welsh mythology. Ruled by Arawn (or, in Arthurian literature, by Gwyn ap Nudd), it was essentially a world of delights and eternal youth where disease was absent and food was ever-abundant. It became identified with the Christian afterlife in paradise (or heaven). Middle Welsh sources suggest that the term was recognised as meaning ""very deep"" in medieval times. The appearance of a form ""antumnos"" on an ancient Gaulish curse tablet, however, suggests that the original term may have been *""ande-dubnos"", a common"
"Clíodhna In Irish mythology, Clíodhna (Clídna, Clionadh, Clíodna, Clíona, transliterated to Kleena in English) is a Queen of the Banshees of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Clíodna of Carrigcleena is the potent banshee that rules as queen over the ""sidheog"" (fairy women of the hills) of South Munster, or Desmond. In some Irish myths, Clíodhna is a goddess of love and beauty, and the patron of County Cork. She is said to have three brightly coloured birds who eat apples from an otherworldly tree and whose sweet song heals the sick. She leaves the otherworldly island of Tir Tairngire (""the land"
"of the areas in ""La-Mulana 2"" is named Annwfn. Annwn Annwn, Annwfn, or Annwfyn (in Middle Welsh, ""Annwvn"", ""Annwyn"", ""Annwyfn"", ""Annwvyn"", or ""Annwfyn"") is the Otherworld in Welsh mythology. Ruled by Arawn (or, in Arthurian literature, by Gwyn ap Nudd), it was essentially a world of delights and eternal youth where disease was absent and food was ever-abundant. It became identified with the Christian afterlife in paradise (or heaven). Middle Welsh sources suggest that the term was recognised as meaning ""very deep"" in medieval times. The appearance of a form ""antumnos"" on an ancient Gaulish curse tablet, however, suggests that"
"ecstasies). The path across the sea is called Mag Mell (Plain of Honey). It is the golden path made by the sun on the ocean. The god that rules this region is said to be the first ancestor of the human race and the god of the dead. Tír na nÓg is best known from the tale of Oisín and Niamh. In the tale, Oisín (a human hero) and Niamh (a woman of the Otherworld) fall in love. She brings him to Tír na nÓg on a magical horse that can travel over water. After spending what seems to be"
"Silver Branch The Silver Branch or Silver Bough () is a symbol found in Irish mythology and literature. Featured in the Irish poem The Voyage of Bran, it represents entry into the Celtic Otherworld, which the Welsh called Annwn and the Irish Tír na nÓg: ""To enter the Otherworld before the appointed hour marked by death, a passport was often necessary, and this was usually a silver branch of the sacred apple-tree bearing blossoms."" The branch is also associated with Manannán mac Lir, an Irish sea deity with strong affiliation to Tír na nÓg. As guardian of the Otherworld, Manannán"
"lived. Irish folklore consists of many classics that are repeated to this day. Popular Irish folkltales include the Otherworld (""An Saol Eile)"", which revolves around the idea of supernatural manifestations and beings. These beings appear in many of the folkloristic genres such as ballads, popular song, legends, memorates, belief statements and folkloric material. Some famous examples from this include the Irish fairylore and restless souls and spirits around Halloween such as the Banshee. The Banshee is one of the most popular classics to this day, known by many different names (for example, ""Badh"" commonly used in the south of Ireland)."
"heavy lifting work, and are not often exceptionally intelligent. Faerie (DC Comics) Faerie, The Fair Lands or The Twilight Realm is one of two fictional otherdimensional homelands for the Faerie, as published by DC Comics. The Vertigo Comics realm of Faerie is an amalgam of the mythological realms of Álfheimr, Otherworld, the Fortunate Isles, Tír na nÓg and Avalon. This mix is heavily influenced by Shakespeare's play ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"". It is home to the faeries and other mythical races, ruled over by the Seelie Court and King Auberon and Queen Titania. Faerie debuted in ""The Books of Magic"""
"in unexplainable consequences such as sickness, bad luck or even death. These encounters are recorded in Irish fairy tales as well as passed down by word of mouth. The effects of these stories and superstitions are evident, even up to the present day, where even government infrastructure are planned in a way that preserves these sites. Fairy stories include ""The Field of Boliauns"", ""The Children Of Lir"", ""Finn MacCool"", ""The Fairy Well of Lagnanay"" and many others. There are different types of fairies in Irish fairy lore with different abilities and characteristics. These include the famous few such as the"
"Gallo-Brittonic word that literally meant ""underworld"". The pronunciation of Modern Welsh ""Annwn"" is . In both Welsh and Irish mythologies, the Otherworld was believed to be located either on an island or underneath the earth. In the First Branch of the Mabinogi, it is implied that Annwn is a land within Dyfed, while the context of the Arthurian poem ""Preiddeu Annwfn"" suggests an island location. Two other otherworldly feasts that occur in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi are located in Harlech in northwest Wales and on Ynys Gwales in southwest Pembrokeshire. Annwn plays a reasonably prominent role in the"
"ballad, replacing her name with ""Queen of Elphame"": Elfhame or Elfland, is portrayed in a variety of ways in these ballads and stories, most commonly as mystical and benevolent, but also at times as sinister and wicked. The mysteriousness of the land, and its otherworldly powers are a source of scepticism and distrust in many tales. Additional journeys to the realm include the fairy tale ""Childe Rowland"", which presents a particularly negative view of the land. Fairyland Fairyland (Faerie, Scottish Elf-hame, c.f. Old Norse ""Álfheimr""), in English and Anglo-Scottish folklore, is the fabulous land or abode of fairies or ""fays""."
"on). Among these voyagers are St. Brendan, Bran mac Febal (see ""The Voyage of Bran""), and Mael Dúin. Mag Mell In Irish mythology, Mag Mell (modern spelling: Magh Meall, meaning ""plain of joy"") was a mythical realm achievable through death and/or glory. Unlike the underworld in some mythologies, Mag Mell was a pleasurable paradise, identified as either an island far to the west of Ireland or a kingdom beneath the ocean. However, Mag Mell was similar to the fields of Elysium in Greek mythology, and like the fields of Elysium, was accessible only to a select few. Furthermore, Mag Mell,"
"realm of everlasting youth, beauty, health, abundance and joy.They enjoy a life of eating, dancing and loving and they never have to deal with death or dying. Its inhabitants are the Tuatha Dé Danann, the gods of pre-Christian Ireland. In the ""echtrae"" (adventure) and ""immram"" (voyage) tales, various Irish mythical heroes visit Tír na nÓg after a voyage or an invitation from one of its residents. They reach it by entering ancient burial mounds or caves, or by going under water or across the sea. The mortal who visit the Otherworld are referred to as echtrai (adventures) and baili (visions,"
"is commonly identified with Bull Rock, an islet off the west coast of Ireland which resembles a portal tomb. In Ireland there was a belief that the souls of the dead departed westwards over the sea with the setting sun. West-ward also being the location of the phantom island, anglicized as, Hy-Brasil. In Welsh mythology, the Otherworld is usually called ""Annwn"" or ""Annwfn"". The Welsh tale of ""Branwen, daughter of Llyr"" ends with the survivors of the great battle feasting in the Otherworld, in the presence of the severed head of Bran the Blessed, having forgotten all their suffering and"
"Emain Ablach Emain Ablach (also Emne; Middle Irish Emhain Abhlach or Eamhna; meaning ""Emhain of the Apples"") is a mythical island paradise in Irish mythology. It is often regarded as the realm of the sea god Manannán Mac Lir and identified with either the Isle of Man or the Isle of Arran. According to the medieval Irish poem Baile Suthain Sith Eamhna, the god Lug Lamfada was reared in Emain Ablach. Emain/Emne is of uncertain etymology (though it may be compared with the place name Emain Macha in Ireland, recorded as Isamnion in Ptolemy's 2nd century AD Geography, which Celticist"
"Manannán mac Lir Manannán or Manann, also known as Manannán mac Lir (""son of the sea""), is a sea god in Irish mythology. He is affiliated with both the Tuatha Dé Danann and the Fomorians. In the tales, he is said to own a boat named ""Scuabtuinne"" (""wave sweeper""), a sea-borne chariot drawn by the horse ""Enbarr"" (""water foam""), a powerful sword named ""Fragarach"" (""the answerer""), and a cloak of invisibility (""féth fíada""). He is seen as the ruler and guardian of the Otherworld and one who ferries souls to the afterlife. Manannán is furthermore identified with the trickster figure"
"Tuatha Dé Danann The Tuath(a) Dé Danann (, meaning ""the folk of the goddess Danu""), also known by the earlier name Tuath Dé (""tribe of the gods""), are a supernatural race in Irish mythology. They are thought to represent the main deities of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland. The Tuatha Dé Danann constitute a pantheon whose attributes appeared in a number of forms throughout the Celtic world. The Tuath Dé dwell in the Otherworld but interact with humans and the human world. They are associated with ancient passage tombs, which were seen as portals to the Otherworld. Their traditional rivals are the"
"derived from – Emain Ablach. Emain Ablach Emain Ablach (also Emne; Middle Irish Emhain Abhlach or Eamhna; meaning ""Emhain of the Apples"") is a mythical island paradise in Irish mythology. It is often regarded as the realm of the sea god Manannán Mac Lir and identified with either the Isle of Man or the Isle of Arran. According to the medieval Irish poem Baile Suthain Sith Eamhna, the god Lug Lamfada was reared in Emain Ablach. Emain/Emne is of uncertain etymology (though it may be compared with the place name Emain Macha in Ireland, recorded as Isamnion in Ptolemy's 2nd"
"possible origins. The fairies could either be fallen angels or the descendants of the Tuatha Dé Danann. It is said that the fairies are angels who have fallen from heaven, but whose sins were not great enough to warrant hell. The Tuatha Dé Danann were magical beings who occupied Ireland prior to the current inhabitants, the Milesians. A war was waged between these two groups for control of the island. In the end a truce was reached which gave the Milesians ownership of the land of Ireland and the Tuatha De Danan the ownership of the area below the land"
"Celtic Otherworld In Celtic mythology, the Otherworld is the realm of the deities and possibly also of the dead. In Gaelic and Brittonic mythology it is usually described as a supernatural realm of everlasting youth, beauty, health, abundance and joy. The Otherworld is usually elusive, but various mythical heroes visit it either through chance or after being invited by one of its residents. They often reach it by entering ancient burial mounds or caves, or by going under water or across the western sea. Sometimes, the Otherworld is said to exist alongside our own located beyond the edge of the"
"their last travel from there. In Asturian mythology, there are many stories which describe human encounters with ""xanas"", fairies which are dancing around a chief fairy, the ""Xana Mega"", or the ""Queen of Fairies"", known as ""xacia""s in Galicia. The ""castro"" of Altamira is said to hide an enormous underground realm which is ruled by a royal couple, and whose entrance is found some place on the hill. Celtic Otherworld In Celtic mythology, the Otherworld is the realm of the deities and possibly also of the dead. In Gaelic and Brittonic mythology it is usually described as a supernatural realm"
"Mag Mell In Irish mythology, Mag Mell (modern spelling: Magh Meall, meaning ""plain of joy"") was a mythical realm achievable through death and/or glory. Unlike the underworld in some mythologies, Mag Mell was a pleasurable paradise, identified as either an island far to the west of Ireland or a kingdom beneath the ocean. However, Mag Mell was similar to the fields of Elysium in Greek mythology, and like the fields of Elysium, was accessible only to a select few. Furthermore, Mag Mell, like the numerous other mystical islands said to be off the coast of Ireland, was never explicitly stated"
"a Land of Youth, or passing down through the waters of a lake into an Otherworld. A Middle English poem, the ""Isle of Ladies"", describes an island where magic apples sustain a multitude of ladies, and only ladies, on an island that is made of glass; like one of the Otherworldly islands that features in the ancient Irish legend, the ""Voyage of Maeldun"". In another ancient Irish legend, the ""Voyage of Bran"", a beautiful lady comes to take Bran to one of these islands. ""If the Middle English Breton Lay has connections with Celtic folktale, the connections can be easily"
"present day in parts of Ireland, Scotland and the diaspora. Those who maintain some degree of belief in the ' also are aware to leave their sacred places alone and protect them from damage through road or housing construction. Aos Sí The (; older form ) is the Irish term for a supernatural race in Irish mythology and Scottish mythology (where it is usually spelled Sìth, but pronounced the same), comparable to the fairies or elves. They are said to live underground in fairy mounds, across the western sea, or in an invisible world that coexists with the world of"