Deer in Folklore & Myth

{video by Laurel}

Sources of Information:

"Shamanism" by Mircea Eliade

"The Witches God" by Janet and Stewart Farrar

"The Witches Goddess" by Janet and Stewart Farrar

"Survivals in Belief Among the Celts" by George Henderson

"Grimnismál" by Benjamin Thorpe

"The Mabinogion" by Lady Charlotte Guest

"The White Goddess" by Robert Graves

"World of Myths" by Marina Warner

"The Fairies in Tradition and Literature" by Katharine Mary Briggs

"The Deer-Cult and the Deer-Goddess Cult of the Ancient Caledonians" by J.G McKay

Shee-eire.com/

Americanfolklore.net

Sound & Music:

"Kereshme" & "Del Mar Rojo" by Stellamara

Images:

All images in this video were either taken by Laurel of nefaeria or are available for use through Creative Commons.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• folklore
• myths
• herne
• cernunnos
• pagan
• stag
• hind
• buck
• doe
• fawn
• deer
• artemis
• sami
• shamanis
• celtic
• mabinogion
• faeries
• taliesin
• flidais
• seneca deer
• cailleach bheur
• gwyn ap nudd
• arawn
• grimnismal
• heathen
• witchcraft
• nefaeria

[WENDLEtheOWL]

On a tangent: I did find it interesting that Tolkein used the names Dain and Dwalin for dwarves in LOTR (which is in a lot of ways his transposition of north eurpoean myth); both names appear at 2:26... sorry to mention Tolkein, I know it is quite hackneyed these days what with the films and all. I just think it is worth knowing that his was not a box office sensation but followed folk idioms and drew heavily on the traditions of the past to tell its tale. Don't read too much into this...

[nefaeria]

You know what, I didn't even notice that. Thanks for sharing! :)

[WENDLEtheOWL]

Thanks for this video. I too am very interested in folklore although more specifically English, Irish and Scottish. Katherine Briggs is wonderful to read, so informative and succint.

[nefaeria]

She is definitely one of my favourite resources for European folk & faery lore! And I am with you, the lore from the Isles is my favourite as well. :)

[kimokaker]

@WENDLEtheOWL Not hackneyed at all. Far far ahead of it's own time.

[rosskay]

This is something that roots deep for my mother... who talks about stories and mythologies of deer she heard growing up. She *loves* deer.

[teufelstaub]

Terrific video! I happen to live in a town where seven deer feed in my back yard (garden) each night.I don't disturb them and they don't flee when they see me...Cernunnos is one of my chosen deities,not surprisingly.By the way,in Shakespeare's day the word deer meant all animals,as does the German word "tier" to this day.Thanks for the video,Cheers!

[curiosidadesextrano]

Nice video.