Aillen

Stories tagged Aillen:

• Fionn and Aillen the Burner of Tara Aug 21, 2025

  

  At the hill of Tara, the sacred seat of the High Kings of Ireland, the great festival of Samhain was approaching. For centuries, the kings and nobles of Ireland had gathered at this most holy time to make laws, settle disputes, and celebrate the turning of the year. But for twenty-three years running, the festival had been marred by terror and destruction.

  Every Samhain night, as the veil between worlds grew thin and supernatural powers roamed freely, a fearsome creature called Aillen of the Sidhe would emerge from the otherworld to lay waste to the royal halls. Aillen was no ordinary being - he was one of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the ancient gods of Ireland, but he had turned to evil and delighted in destruction.