Sidhe

Stories tagged Sidhe:

• The Adventure of Nera Aug 14, 2025

  

  In the days when Queen Medb ruled Connacht from her great fortress at Cruachan, she was married to King Ailill, and their court was filled with the finest warriors, the wisest druids, and the most skilled artisans in all Ireland. Among Ailill’s most trusted warriors was a man named Nera, known for his courage, his loyalty, and his unshakeable nerve in the face of any danger.

  It was the eve of Samhain, the most mysterious and dangerous night of the year, when the boundaries between the world of the living and the world of the dead grew thin, and strange things walked the earth. The great feast was in full swing in the royal hall of Cruachan, with warriors boasting of their deeds, bards singing ancient songs, and the fires burning bright to keep the darkness and its terrors at bay.

• The Wasting Sickness of Cú Chulainn Aug 13, 2025

  

  In the autumn of his greatest glory, when Cú Chulainn’s name was known and feared throughout all of Ireland, a strange malady befell the mightiest warrior of Ulster. This is the tale of how even the Hound of Ulster could be brought low, not by sword or spear, but by the mysterious powers of the otherworld.

  The Festival of Samhain

  It was the time of Samhain, when the veil between the mortal world and the realm of the Sídhe grows thin as morning mist. All of Ulster had gathered at Emain Macha for the great festival, and the nobles competed in games of skill while bards recited the ancient tales by firelight.

• The Wooing of Étaín Aug 12, 2025

  

  In the time when the Tuatha Dé Danann still walked openly in Ireland, there lived among the fairy folk a woman of such extraordinary beauty that she was known throughout both the mortal and otherworld realms. Her name was Étaín, and her beauty was said to be so radiant that it could illuminate the darkest winter night and make the flowers bloom in the dead of winter.

  Étaín was the daughter of Ailill, a mortal king, but her beauty caught the attention of Midir the Proud, one of the greatest of the Tuatha Dé Danann who ruled from his sidhe mound at Brí Léith. Midir had taken many forms and loved many beings throughout the ages, but when he first saw Étaín walking in her father’s garden, he knew that she was destined to be his eternal bride.