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Athaniel · 01-09-2004, 08:12 AM

Hi Iaurhirwen

How are you getting on with your essay? I hope I have some useful information on celtic mythology:

Tolkien's elves exhibit some characteristics of the Tuatha De Danann. Divine and human beings are appearing in the myths, who are described to have colonized Ireland one after the other. Last came the Milesians, the immediate anscestors of the Irish. The Tuatha De Danann, who had been there much earlier, before long retreated into hills of earth (Sid)to become a magical people. Medieval conceptions of fairies are largely based on the Tuatha. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

01-09-2004, 08:12 AM	#16
Athaniel Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tirion Posts: 13	Hi Iaurhirwen How are you getting on with your essay? I hope I have some useful information on celtic mythology: Tolkien's elves exhibit some characteristics of the Tuatha De Danann. Divine and human beings are appearing in the myths, who are described to have colonized Ireland one after the other. Last came the Milesians, the immediate anscestors of the Irish. The Tuatha De Danann, who had been there much earlier, before long retreated into hills of earth (Sid)to become a magical people. Medieval conceptions of fairies are largely based on the Tuatha. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ elan síla lúmen' omentielvo