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- SL Account Name:
- Lhiannon Merryman
- Character(s) played under this account name:
- Lhiannon Merryman
- About My Characters:
- I play a High Elf, Master Bard, to the Midnight Court of the Sidhe.
~*~ A bit of history my Character bases her skills and knowledge on~*~
In Druidism the Birch tree represents the bard. This is appropriate in that the birch is the first tree of the Druid’s Ogham tree-alphabet just like the bard caste is the beginning caste in the Druidic Order.
Oak, ash, and thorn were called the faery triad of trees. Where they grow together,it is still said that faeries live.
In the ancient bardic system, there were five primary Groves, each Grove was actually a college and contained learning in one particular field of study. The druids were a small sub-group that did the sacrifices, fertility rites, and religious ceremonies. These topics made them famous, while later in history the word "bard" was used to denote singers of songs and poetry, those who were usually traveling minstrels.
These old bards acculmulated great amounts of knowledge, and had coded ways of speech. Because of their people’s love of poetry, they tended to speak only in rhymes. In their 20 years of study, individual bards are known to have memorized up to 60,000 different poems, many of them with coded messages within the origin poem.
The word bard also meant a priest or priestess, a philosopher, or teacher of any kind. In the Gaelic word aois-dana literally translated is the "old poets." The aois-dana preferred the name ollamh which means doctor. These were the bards and poets, the rehearsers of ancient poetry and genealogy, and were highly esteemed as late as the seventeenth century, as they sat in the circle of chiefs and nobles. These bards still had much power and influence. Even today a seanachaidh (reciteer of tales or stories, or an antiquarian skilled in ancient ore remote history) is retained by some clans.
Bards of the Faery are taught to recognize that their spiritual system is based on the Wisdom of the Trees, and to see this system reflected in the five primary Groves. Each Grove contains three to five trees depending upon the Grove.
- About me as a player:
- I am a teacher, I live and breath anything relating to myths history and cultures.
O Hear the voice of the Bard
Who present, past and future sees
Whose ears have heard the holy Word
That walked among the ancient trees...
William Blake first Song of Experience
- Favourite Games:
- Roleplay anything.
- Favourite Sims in Secondlife:
- Karamoon, Monsoon, and anything relating to Fae, music, or elves.
Lhiannon Merryman's Blog
Character AVATAR account Name: Lhiannon Merryman
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 2:06pm —
Solstice
The full moon
upon us,
Whispering Wind
these words
to your ear
Oh how I long
for
your lingering
kisses
on my face.
Wishing
you would
cover me with
dreams
Whispered to you
words
Never heard
understood
Soul
come to me
enlighting
feeling your
gentle touch.
Fill me
so that I
share
your breaths
Our heart beat
together
every movement,
never loos
Posted on December 26, 2007 at 7:04am —
Solstice means...Standing Still Sun
In pre-historic times, winter was a very difficult time for people in the northern latitudes. The growing season had ended and the tribe had to live off of stored food and whatever animals they could catch. The people would be troubled as the life-giving sun sank lower in the sky each noon. They feared that it would eventually disappear and leave them in permanent darkness and extreme cold. After the winter solstice, they would have reason to celebrate as they saw the sun rising and strengthe
… ContinuePosted on December 24, 2007 at 9:16am — 1 Comment
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Our hearts are full of wonder.
And our souls are deep with dreams.
[presumably a Gypsy saying]
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