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tradition about these mysterious creatures are widespread among the peoples of Northern Europe.In many parts of the Earth, there are legends about dwarfs as the original inhabitants of these areas, with the appearance of people who have always yielded their place, disappearing without a trace, leaving the ground ... ... In the Russian tradition of the "white-eyed Chud", gone underground, werespread throughout the North.What lies behind the numerous legends about dwarfs?And why is the focus of these legends is the north of the European continent, lapped by the waves of the Arctic Ocean?
North Island
One of the most ancient peoples of Europe, Celtic-Irish traditions preserved in their legends about the mysterious northern islands, whose inhabitants were called the Tuatha de Dun-nan - tribes of the goddess Danu."They have the knowledge and magic, and the magic and druizm, and witchcraft, and cunning, - says an ancient saga - and they surpassed the sages of pagan magic and in science, diabolical arts, in all kinds of precious niceties."In four of its cities -Faliase, Goriase, Muri ace and Findiase - they learned the "charms and other secrets", creating magic items, some of whom brought with them, having moved to Ireland.North Island - "a country Iruat" - are in the north, close to Scandinavia.For mortals, they were unattainable.
In medieval "Book of conquests of Ireland," explains the appearance on Irish soil Tuatha de Danann people.His arrival was accompanied by some obscure cataclysm: "Gar and smoke enveloped the earth, and then nearer the sky."Later legends claim that the aliens are simply burned his ships, the bailiff to the Irish coast.Nevertheless, it is believed that the goddess Danu tribes emerged from the smoky clouds.
PEOPLE HILLS
These sages undersized, but eternally young and beautiful, ruled with the help of magic and science, and during their heyday is considered the golden age of Ireland.Tuatha De Danann were driven to others who came from the sea, the people, and the last of them went to the underworld, "a happy hills to live forever."They live in caves and fairy mounds - sidah.Ireland still worships her "the people of the hills."However, over the years the inhabitants of the magical oxides, becoming the characters of folklore, turned into numerous tribes "little people" inhabiting the dark corners of Ireland.Knowing that sidah live "little men", the Irish not only destroyed the mounds, but even avoided to approach them close.
the British Isles, where fancifully mixed Celtic and Norse culture, and portrayed their own stories about dwarfs.Many famous ballad RL Stevenson "Heather Honey", which is brewed in the north of Scotland lived Picts earth. "But:
came King of Scotland, to the ruthless enemies, he chased poor
Picts
to the rocky shores.
extermination Scots Picts disappearedBritain off the map.
Scientists still do not know exactly who the Picts. The very concept was used since the III century BC in general in relation to all the tribes inhabiting the north of Britain, Hebrides and Orkney. Their language is presented nepereveden-nym still ogamiches-kim letter (old email is used only by the Celts and Picts). Among the Pictish tribes legends isolated mysterious Pictish people, who inhabited the north of Scotland. These dwarfs lived in caves, reputed healers, cooked mysterious potions. They were earthly clothingable to cast spells and shoot.
"Black" and "White"
addition Pictish tales, legends about dwarfs are common throughout Britain.In Wales say that dwarf Eydens caused the spill of the lake, whose waves flooded the entire earth.Especially popular legends about dwarfs and elves - sometimes referred to as "black" and "white" dwarfs.Elves can change their appearance and growth in its sole discretion, at sunset, they like to dance and sing at UConn have inscrutable wisdom, even a grain of knowledge elf makes a person a powerful sage.Under the auspices of the elves are some trees, especially oaks and lindens.
Dwarfs come to the surface only at night.Their underground palaces are illuminated with warm light amber brilliance and countless treasures.Their world is a memory of that initial night that once reigned on earth, starless of the underworld, where originally inhabited by all the gods.If Ireland were both immigrants dwarfs, the Scandinavian nations, appears to be familiar with them in earlier times.Scandinavian epic tells us that long before the world people world was inhabited by giants and dwarfs.Dwarfs (sometimes called Alva, dwarves) were created by the gods "of the blood and bone Brimir Blaina."There are many interpretations to those who are Brimir and Blain, but there is no clarity.In one version of the Elder Edda, dwarfs "were made of stone ground, they came through the swamp on the sand."
Dwarves live underground, reputed peerless master in the art of handling of fire and metal, manufacture magic items.They forged weapons for the gods.Great Odin they forged a magic spear Gungnir, and a gold ring Draupnir, Toru -molot Mёllnir.The dwarves Brokk and Eytri created boar with golden bristles.Skillful hands dwarfs built a wonderful ship Skid-blandir, forged golden hair goddess Sif.The struggle for the mastery of these magical items is a significant part of the Scandinavian epic.No one was able to penetrate the secrets of the dwarves.They live not forever, but for a long time - for centuries.On the ground come out only at night - sunlight turns them to stone.Miners say they meet a dwarf - a good omen.
Larisa Lesovskaya
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