#I grew up being told that most of the Arthurian myth basically happened in france lol

[ibijau]

Omg no, Celtic mythology is so much more than just that?!? It’s really badass and also batshit crazy! I work in Medieval Celtic palaeography, and genuinely the mythology contains some of the most madcap shenanigans imaginable - absolutely rife for reimagining! Dragons, curses, other worlds, animal transformations, gods… Not to mention all the legendary histories beyond just Arthur! I would totally recommend a deep dive into old texts; Celtic mythology only seems lacklustre from the outside because it HASNT been overexploited in modern media. (Hope this doesn’t come across as condescending btw, you’re one of my absolute favourite artists/authors/bloggers! I’m just delighted at any mention of Celtic mythology and unreasonably excited over sharing about it!) Hope you have a good day! x

ok to be clear, I was talking about the folklore of that specific region, which is part of of the celtic area, I didn't mean to imply that celtic mythology in general is limited. There's a lot of cool stuff in celtic folklore in general! It is the coolest shit!

but that region has the city of Ys, the Ankou, Arthur, and korrigans. And saints. So many saints. Too many saints, one might argue ahah

but it's cool to know that there's more to it. I probably should look into that, if only I can find books that are more than just the usual stories that get repeated every time ahah

Also Medieval Celtic palaeography sounds like the coolest field ever! I hope you're enjoying that a lot!!

#jau rants #I grew up being told that most of the Arthurian myth basically happened in france lol #mostly because of the Broceliande forest