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Goddess of love and fertility; also known as the Fairy Queen of Munster. She encouraged human love, but was of course opposed to rape and the forceful nature of love. Aine was also known as a goddess of fertility in that she had control and command over crops and animals. She was known to have made a magical vow to never sleep with a man of grey hair. She was able to hold this vow even after her sister strove to sabotoge her by way of her lover Fionnis.

Other Names: Aine Marina, Aine of Knockaine

Father: Eogalail

Husband: Gerald Earl of Desmond

Lover: King Aillel Olim, Fionnis

Children: Geroid Iarla

Siblings: Miluchrach

Festivals: Midsummer's Eve

Planets: Sun, Moon

Animals: Red Mare, Rabbit, Swan

Element: Air

Direction: Northwest

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Airmid-Jessica Galbraith Enchanted Art. Permission Given For Use Airmid was a goddess of witchcraft and herbal lore. She learned this herb lore upon her brother's death. In return for her relentless grieving, all the herbs of the world rose from his grave and showed her their many uses. These organized herbs were later spread so that she and humans would never uncover immortality.

Other Names: Airmed

Tribe: Tuatha De Dannan

Father: Dian Cecht

Siblings: Miach

Element: Earth

Anu was a Mother-Goddess associated with fertility and sometimes considered to be the ancestor of all the Gods (Tuatha de Danann). Anu was also the patroness of springs and fountains, accounting for the numerous St. Anne's Wells throughout Britain today. Some believe that Anu is another name for the goddess Danu, but there are others that present them as two different but similar women.

Other Names: Danu, Don, Llys Don, Dana, St. Anne (later religions), Annowre (not confirmed)

Husband: Belenos

Constellation: Casseopeia

Cult Center: Munster, Leicestershire (Dane Hills)

Memorial: Mountain in County Kerry called the Da Chich Anann ("Breast of Anu").

Colors: White and Black

Aonghus was the love god of Irish mythology. He was a very handsome god that was surrounded by four birds that represented kisses.

Finding wife: Caer's father was reluctant about her marriage to Aonghus. It was then said that he could marry her if he could pick her out in disguise. During Samhain he picked her out while she was swimming with fifty swans.

Other Names: Angus Og, Aengus, Aenghus, Oenghus Of The Bruig

Father: Dagda

Mother: Boann

Wife: Caer

Children: Diarmuid Ua Diubhne

Balor was the one-eyed god of death. He was able to kill anyone that dared to look upon his eye. An oracle said that he would be killed by his grandson. In order to stop this he locked his daughter in a tower. He was later killed by Lugh (grandson) using a sling-shot. This happened during the second battle of Magh Tuireadh.

Tribe: Fomorii

Father: Buarainech

Wife: Cethlenn

Children: Ehlinn

Boann was an Irish water and fertility goddess.

Special Birth: The birth of Aonghus was no normal child's birth. Boann had the child not by her husband but through her lover the Dagda. Neither wanted their secret tryst to be known, and used their powers to alter the babies womb time to 1 day instead of the traditional 9 months.

Husband: Nechtan or Elcmar

Lover: The Dagda

Children: Aonghus

River: River Boyne

Animal: White Cow

Symbols: Hazel Nuts, Blood

Bres was a brief unusual leader of the Tuatha De Danann. His ruling was odd in that his mother was Tuatha and his father Fomorii. Bres later fought against the Firbolog at the first battle of Magh Tuireadh. Nuada was the leader, but due to his injured hand, Bres became the new leader. Bres became a tyrant and fled to his father's lands. He was later captured, and in return forhis life, he taught the Tuatha how to grow crops.

Mother: Eri

Father: Elatha

She was the main mother goddess of Ireland. Brighid is often considered the triple goddess. History tells that the Brighid-Jessica Galbraith Enchanted Art. Permission Given For UseDagda and Boann had three daughters that were all named Brighid. This combination gives her the traits of wisdom, divination, fire, heath, poetry, prophecy, healing, smithing, and learning. She was mostly asociated with healing, fertility, and assiting women in labor. Once christianity took over the land, she become known at St. Brighid.

Worship: Her priesthood at Kildare was represented by 19 priestesses representing the 19-year cycle of the Celtic year. They each tended the fire through a 20 day rotation. On the 20th day this fire was tended by Brighid herself. This flame has continued to burn, although during it's lifetime it has been put out during political upheavals.

Father: Dagda or Bel

Mother: Boann or Danu

Sibling: Dagda

Consort: Dagda or Bres

Children: Ruadan and 2 other sons

Other Names: Bridget, Brigit, Brigid, Bride, Brighde, Brigantia, Brigandu, Brig, Brid

Cult Centers: Kildare, Yorkshire

Sacred Number: 19

Symbols: Moon, Ox, Boar, Ram

Festival: Imbolc, La Fheile Brid, Laa'l Breeshey

Lugh was an inventive and clever god known for his many skills. He was best known as the god of light, however, he had skills as a warrior, physician, druid, bard, smith, and brewer. He was also the patron of Lugodunum in Gaul.

Father: Cian Mac Diancecht

Mother: Ethnea Ni Bhaloir

Siblings: Ebliu, Muirne

Tribe: Tuatha De Danaan

Depicted: Usually youthful and handsome in appearance with fair hair and skin

Consort: Rosmerta, Dechtire

Symbols: Spear, Slingshot

Animals: Crow, Raven, Lynx

Other Names: Lug, Lugh Lamfadha, Llew Lla Gyffes, Lugos, Lugaid, Lugaidh, Lonnansclech

Children: Cu Chulainn

Festival: Lughnasadh

Sacred Month: August

Myths: Battle of Magh Tuiredh, Tain Bo Cuailnge

One of the many leaders/kings of the Tuatha De Dannan.

Tribe: Tuatha De Dannan

Father: Dagda

Wife: Etain, Faumnach

Children: Aoife, Doirenn, Aillbhe

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Patchwork Merchant Mercenaries had its humble beginnings as an idea of a few artisans and craftsmen who enjoy performing with live steel fighting. As well as a patchwork quilt tent canvas. Most had prior military experience hence the name.

 

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Vendertainers that brought many things to a show and are know for helping out where ever they can.

As well as being a place where the older hand made items could be found made by them and enjoyed by all.

We expanded over the years to become well known at what we do. Now we represent over 100 artisans and craftsman that are well known in their venues and some just starting out. Some of their works have been premiered in TV, stage and movies on a regular basis.

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Patchwork Merchant Mercenaries a Dept of, Ask For IT was started by artists and former military veterans, and sword fighters, representing over 100 artisans, one who made his living traveling from fair to festival vending medieval wares. The majority of his customers are re-enactors, SCAdians and the like, looking to build their kit with period clothing, feast gear, adornments, etc.

Likewise, it is typical for these history-lovers to peruse the tent (aka mobile store front) and, upon finding something that pleases the eye, ask "Is this period?"

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After a festival's time of answering weighty questions such as these, I'd sleep like a log! Only a mad man could possibly remember the place and time for each piece of kitchen ware, weaponry, cloth, and chain within a span of 1,000 years!! Surely there must be an easier way, a place where he could post all this knowledge...

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