Fomorian celtic mythology

Description Perna Studios is very excited to announce our third trading card set entitled Classic Mythology II. This set will focus on 5 timeless Classic Mythologies that we have all come to love and enjoy during our lifetime. The mythologies spotlighted in this set are Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Celtic and Native American. We have an impressive list of artists involved on this set working on both base/promo cards and sketch cards. Set scheduled to be released in early Spring 2014. This art…

Just as the Olympians struggled with the Giants, the Æsir fought the Jötuns, and the Devas the Asuras, so there is warfare in the Celtic Gaelic spiritual

"I heard a Fomorian singing upon the ridge last night... I just hope my uncles are safe out there." - Katyth Tidgen, Lapith farmer. Rarely seen but often heard are the solitary Fomorians who lead lonely lives out in the vast forests of north Veloria (Avalon, Lyonessa, Vespernia), and in the bubbling swamps of Fensalir. They stand at around seven to eight foot tall, carry huge clubs made from uprooted trees, and wear bones as armour. They are the stuff of nightmares, and are known to be the…

The Fomorians by Celtic painter John Duncan

Perna Studios is very excited to announce our third trading card set entitled Classic Mythology II. This set will focus on 5 timeless Classic Mythologie... Balor Fomorians Sketch Card - Classic Mythology II

Fomorians, from irish mythology

Fomorian an Irish Fish Giant monster

In Irish mythology, Balor was king of the demons , a group of supernatural beings. He is often described as a giant with a large eye in his forehead that wreaks destruction when opened. He has been interpreted as a god or personification of drought and blight. It is suggested that Balor comes from Common Celtic *Baleros, meaning "the deadly one", cognate with Old Irish at-baill (dies) and Welsh ball (death, plague). He is also referred to as Balor Béimnech (Balor the smiter), Balor…

I got to thinking about mermaids the other day when I was reading into sea glass – something for which I’ve developed quite the obsession – and I discovered that, in sailors folklore, sea glass is …