The mystery of the little people

Norwegian alfari, Danish and Swedish Elva, Anglo-Saxon dwarves and elves, German Alba. Stories about these mysterious creatures have been widespread among the peoples of Northern Europe. In many parts of the world there are legends of dwarfs as the original residents of these areas that are people have always been way behind, disappearing without a trace, leaving... under the ground... In Russia the tradition of "Chud ferruginous", pushed to the ground, were distributed throughout the North. What lies behind many legends about the dwarfs? And why the focus of these legends is the North of the European continent washed by the waves of the Arctic ocean?



North island


One of the most ancient peoples of Europe, the Celts-Irish, preserved in their legends the legend of the mysterious Northern Islands, the inhabitants of which were called the tuat de Dan-Nan - tribes of the goddess Danu. "They were led and sorcery, and magic, and truism, and witchcraft and cunning, says the ancient Saga, and they surpassed the sages of the Gentiles in magic and science, diabolical arts, all kinds of precious subtleties". In four of its cities Falaise, Gorice, Muri ACE and Finduse - they learned the "magic and other mysteries", creating magic items, some of which brought with them, having moved to Ireland. North island -"country Irat" - was in the North, close to Scandinavia. For mortals they were unattainable.




In the medieval "Book of conquests of Ireland" is a story about the emergence of the Irish earth people tuat de Dannan. His arrival was accompanied by some obscure disaster: "Cinder and smoke enveloped then near the earth and the sky". Late legends claim that the aliens just burned their ships, hit the Irish coast. However, it is believed that the tribes of the goddess Danu emerged from the smoky clouds.





The people of houmou


These wise men, undersized, but eternally young and beautiful, ruled by magic and science, and during their heyday considered the Golden age of Ireland. The tuat de Dannan were expelled others who came from the sea people, and the last of them had gone to the underworld, "under a lucky hills to live forever." They live in caves and fairy mounds LEDs. Ireland still thinks its "people of the hills". However, over the years, the magical inhabitants of seeds, becoming folklore characters, became a numerous tribe "little people" who inhabit the deaf corners of Ireland. Knowing that the seeds home to "little men", the Irish not only did not destroy the mounds, but even avoided to approach them close.




In the British Isles, where the fancy mixed Celtic and Norse culture, portrayed and their own stories about dwarfs. Many well-known ballad R. L. Stevenson "Heather honey", which was cooked lived in the North of Scotland, the Picts earth". But here it is:




Came the king of Scots, Ruthless enemies,


He drove the poor Picts


The rocky shores.


Destroyed by the Scots, the Picts disappeared from the map of Britain.




Scientists still don't know who the Picts. This notion was used since the third century A.D. in relation to all the tribes that inhabited the North of Britain, Hebrides and Orkney Islands. Their language is presented keperawatan th still Agaricus-Kim letter (ancient letter, used only by the Celts and the Picts). Among the Pictish tribes legends emit mysterious Pictish people who inhabited the North of Scotland. These dwarfs lived in caves, was known as witch doctors, cooked mysterious potions. They wore earthly service, how to apply and remove the spell.





"Black" and "white"


In addition to the Pictish legends, legends of the dwarfs are common throughout Britain. In Wales say that dwarf Aidens caused a spill of lake waves, which flooded the whole earth. Especially popular stories about gnomes and elves sometimes referred to as "black" and "white dwarfs. Elves can change your height and look at its sole discretion, at sunset they love to dance and sing on akoni have unfathomable wisdom, even a bit of knowledge of the elves makes a person powerful sage. Under the patronage of the elves are some trees, primarily oaks and limes.




The dwarves come to the surface only at night. Their underground palaces are covered with warm light amber and glitter of countless treasures. Their world is the memory of that initial night, I was once on the Earth, starless underground world where originally dwelt all the gods. If in Ireland dwarfs came as settlers, the peoples of Scandinavia, apparently, were familiar with them in more ancient times. Scandinavian epos tells us that long before the appearance on Earth of people the world was populated by giants and dwarfs. Dwarfs (sometimes called Alami, the dwarves were created by the gods "of Brimir blood and bones of Blaine". There are many interpretations of who these Brimir, Blain, but clarity in it. According to one version of the Elder Edda, dwarfs "were from earth stone, came across the marsh on the field sandy".




The dwarves lived underground, had a reputation incomparable masters in the art of handling of fire and metal, making magical things. They forged weapons for the gods. Great Odin they forged a magical spear of Gungnir and a gold ring Draupnir, Torah-hammer Mjollnir. Dwarfs Brokk and Eitri created a boar with Golden bristles. Skillful hands dwarfs built a wonderful vehicle Skid-blender forged Golden hair goddess CIV. The struggle for the mastery of these magic items is a significant part of the Norse sagas. Nobody has been able to penetrate into the secrets of the dwarfs. They do not live forever, but for a very long time - centuries. On the ground come out only at night - sunlight turns them to stone. Miners say that to meet the dwarf was a good omen.

Author:

Lisowska L


Source:

Divination and mysticism

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