Woman of the Barrow Hills by JoeJarrah
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A version of the banshee appears throughout Celtic myth and legend, but is probably best known from Irleand. The tales are numerous and the accounts conflicting, but the oldest tales tell of the Bean Sídhe, woman of the barrow hills, who wails her lament for the dead, the caoineadh (from whence the English word “keening” is derived). Thus on occasion did the Morrígan, battle goddess, appear; a grey-cloaked figure in a green dress, keening by a stream while washing the bloodied garments of the fallen...
...this is a re-imagining of an old DS3 work fromthe best part of a decade ago, done for the Hallowe'en contest. The original versionis somewhere back in my gallery too.
Comments (10)
eekdog
utter shock on her expression.
A_Sunbeam
Excellent
Wolfenshire
That's cool mythology, and well illustrated.
gaius
Poor cutie ! she's in danger, ain't she ?
marcopol
This is a poignant and very well-executed image, Joe. It reminds us how our world tends to doom us to despair in these times of warlike violence.
Krid
..great mystical scene and excellent use of dof
RodS
An excellent portrayal of this mythical lady, Joe. Excellent atmosphere ans lighting! And so appropriate for these violent and unstable times we live in.
Jollyself
great setting for her
Saby55
Looks simply wonderful!! 👍🙋♂️
karasmic
Very nice image. I like it a lot.