Scottish Fairies - The Fairy Queen of Elphame & Nicnevin


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This week we're talking about the Fairy Queen of Elphame and her lesser-known evil counterpart: Nicnevin...

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Selected Sources

https://cailleachs-herbarium.com/2015/10/a-wild-witch-chase-scottish-hecate-nicneven/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicnevin

 

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/meetings-queen-elphame-magical-and-protective-fairy-queen-006030

https://lairbhan.blogspot.com/2017/04/nicnevin-queen-of-fairies-queen-of.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Elphame

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_the_Rhymer

 

https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/11817643

https://moniquevidal.medium.com/21-days-of-goddesses-til-imbolc-fd58d640e27d

https://goddess-pages.co.uk/galive/issue-21-home/gruagach-fairy-queen-of-the-highlands/