Wale of the BeanSiÂdhe by lorddarkwolf
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In Irish legend, a banshee wails around a house if someone in the house is about to die. There are particular families who are believed to have banshees attached to them, and whose cries herald the death of a member of that family. Traditionally, when a citizen of an Irish village died, a woman would sing a lament (in Irish: caoineadh, ['ki?n??] or ['ki?n?u?], "caoin" meaning "to weep, to wail") at their funeral. These women singers are sometimes referred to as "keeners" and the best keeners would be in much demand. Legend has it that, for five great Gaelic families: the O'Gradys, the O'Neills, the O'Briens, the O'Connors, and the Kavanaghs, the lament would be sung by a fairy woman; having foresight, she would sing the lament when a family member died, even if the person had died far away and news of their death had not yet come, so that the wailing of the banshee was the first warning the household had of the death
The term banshee is an anglicization of the Irish bean siÂdhe or bean siÂ, or the Scots Gaelic bean shi¬th, - both meaning "woman of the fairy mounds" or "woman of peace". Both names are derived from the Old Irish ben siÂdhe: bean: "woman", and siÂdhe: "of the mounds". Some consider the bean nighe ("washer-woman") the Scottish counterpart of the Irish banshee. However, bean shÃ�¬th is the linguistic and mythological equivalent, appearing in a number of different roles and situations in folklore and mythology. The bean nighe is a specific type of bean shÃ�¬th.[1] In Scottish Gaelic, bean shÃ�¬th can also be spelled bean-shÃ�¬dh. SÃ�Âd in Irish, and SÃ�¬th in Scots Gaelic, also mean "peace", and the fairies are also referred to as "the people of peace" - Aos SÃ� or Daoine-SÃ�¬th.
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Wings and Trilothon modeled and textured by me
Comments (49)
lyron
Wonderful effects, fantastic scene!
kaleya
This is just fantastic! I love this what a wonderful realization of the character your describe. Really beautiful.
Darkwish
It's look great! EXT work! 5
MikeMGermany
Nice work! I like the pose & expression!
Ravenlady
Spectacular and nice scene! fantastic
ledwolorz
Wonderful work.
PapaSkip
Great image! Excellent work.
ThomasMacCallum
cool image and a facinating explanation
NatRat
Very strong picture! Thank you for the explanation.
amirapsp
Awesome Lenn. It rocks...Hugs
magnus073
Lenn you have outdone yourself with this one my friend. What a magnificent looking scene and your write up is one I want to read over and over to make sure I take it all in.
moonbunnie
Excellent work , amazing colors ,pose and expression!
kitzie21
Spectacular image with great FX and I love the wail! The explanation provided below the pic is great too. Well done!
Cimaira
Gorgeous image and wonderful information. I had heard of the term banshee, but had no idea of the history behind it, thank you for the insight.
brewgirlca
You did a great job on this one both in terms of the story and the picture that wonderfully and chillingly illustrates the power of a banshee. I particullarily like how you've got the stylized white flames coming from her mouth. The detailed essay is excellent, I always enjoy good supporting prose.
Faemike55
Well done and great information! Great job!
Dragonluna1
Great job!!
ESarge
Beautiful image!! The explanation is very informative.
DarkStormCrow
Excellent!
LudyMelltSekher
Hello my dear friend,What a beautiful and excelent artwork,Super Wonderful!!! Congratulations!!! A million stars **** Thanks you very much for you comments. Have a marvelous Wednesday.Luminous blessings.Ludy.
imaga
Es una escena fantástica y la información es muy interesante, gracias!
juddzgrrrl
O.O omg this is absolutely fantastic!!!! beautiful work my friend!!!! FAVED!!!
45Cool
Gorgeous image and work!
brycek
Beautiful!!
RundwulfWolfShield
Magnificent realization, my brother!
shotgung0d
I gotta say this is some grand imagery! As a fellow "style" artist I really like the the images you produce that heavily feature the color blue. This one is a real standout!
theprojectionist
Tremendous piece Dude
eekdog
well done. this image rules! steve
Timesurfer
awsome render!
nelli
klasse Bilder auch die dastellungen gefallen mir sehr gut