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Kris Hughes
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Celtic polytheist. You too?
Your friendly neighbourhood Celtic Mythology teacher.
Identity labels? meh Get to know me and find out.
I do like conversations.
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My 12 session class, Intro to Celtic Mythology, starts on Wednesday, 18th February. Whether you're just starting out, or want to fill in some gaps in your knowledge, I think you'll enjoy this class. The link for more info is: www.tickettailor.com/events/krish...

#pagansky #mythologymonday #Celtic
How to get a solid introduction to Celtic myth
YouTube video by Kris Hughes
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February 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
krishughes.bsky.social
Let's not just pretend this is all just fine, and no big deal.
House of ice on a warming planet: Italy’s turn for the Olympics winter mirage
There will be twists, flips and turns to savour in a Games whose financial and environmental costs nonetheless continue to spiral out of control
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
‘Spring Ritual’ Embroidery by Turkish textile artist Irem Yazici #womensart
Pictorial embroidery with cat and goat creatures standing upright either side of a small tree with objects such as an apple, flower, tooth suspended above
February 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM
krishughes.bsky.social
The latest product of my ongoing obsession with Yr Hen Ogledd (no, not the band!).

And here's the link to that Old North class I have coming up, which just happens to be 'pay what you can'.
www.tickettailor.com/events/krish...

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Does this triad hold the key to understanding the Old North?
YouTube video by Kris Hughes
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February 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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"The city will be rebuilt by a hedgehog laden with fragrant apples... The hedgehog will hide his apples there and construct pathways beneath the earth."

The Prophecies of Merlin, ed. & trans. by Reeve & Wright in The History of the Kings of Britain (Boydell Press, 2007), p. 152
Illustration from Bodleian Library MS Douce 151 (fol. 30r) of four hedgehogs beneath a tree. Two to the left of the base of the tree have apples on their backs while the two to the right do not. One hedgehog on the right appears to be trying to shake apples loose from the tree.
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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A really insightful discussion of "telling Celtic stories".
youtu.be/mphv7qMPyvg?...

#Celtic #MythologyMonday #CelticPolytheism #Fantasy
#Pagansky
Why the Celtic Traditions Matter Creatively
YouTube video by Celtic Source
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February 2, 2026 at 8:10 PM
krishughes.bsky.social
Interesting new talk from the Culture Vannin folks.
Sophia Morrison and Folk Charming in the Isle of Man
YouTube video by Culture Vannin
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January 27, 2026 at 8:01 AM
krishughes.bsky.social
Frustration buying a book from University of Wales Press. Thought PDF would bypass the eReader hassle. Paid for book, installed app, "you can only read your PDF on a phone/tablet". Nothing on UWP website to indicate this. Paperback from Amazon 2/3 cost or PDF. So much for supporting the publisher.
January 26, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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@bsky.app
That's three separate reminders about sports, generated by your platform, that I have had to get rid of today. Please stop!
January 26, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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It is amusing that, despite how academics *have* been saying for c.40 years that the ancient Britons weren't labelled Celts, most normal people have just carried on assuming they were called Celts so this is only a big reversal for *us*

We're very important and impactful, honest
rhyskamjones.bsky.social Rhys Kaminski-Jones @rhyskamjones.bsky.social · 23d
Only just getting to Patrick Sims-Williams's argument last year that the word "Celts" *really was* applied to Britons in antiquity: if this beds in we are going to have to apologise to a lot of undergraduates...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Paper Abstract for 2025 article by Sims-Williams: For forty years archaeologists have avoided referring to pre-Roman Britain and its inhabitants as ‘Celtic’ on the grounds that contemporaries never described them as such. This is incorrect. The second-century BC astronomer Hipparchus quotes Pytheas (c. 320 BC) as having referred to Britons as ‘Keltoi’. This is significant because Pytheas is the only writer before Julius Caesar known to have travelled in Britain. It does not prove that the Britons were wholly similar to Caesar’s Gauls, who were called ‘“Celtae” in their own language’. Nevertheless, it removes a long-standing terminological obstacle to a balanced evaluation of cross-Channel similarities and differences. Since Pytheas came from Marseille, he is likely to have been well informed about Celts and their language even before he started his voyage.
January 22, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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youtu.be/hS0wFiWpU4U?...
Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by demonflyingfox
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January 19, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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Looking for a unique gift for an animal lover? Explore our Medieval Animals series for fascinating insights into the relationships our medieval ancestors had to animals (whether mythical or not...)

📚 www.uwp.co.uk/nadolig-chri...
Covers of Introducing the Medieval Dragon, Ass, Swan, Fox and Animal Names
December 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Here's a fabulous find from Tobar an Dualchais in bits. Click the link for the recording.
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Sea monster and ship detail from Sebastion Munster’s ‘Thier 2’. Taken from the vignettes on Olaus Magnus’ ‘Carta marina’ (c. 1544). In the public domain.
www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/26590?...
January 15, 2026 at 7:16 AM
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Liza Adamczewski (aka the Accidental Ecologist), contemporary fine artist living on a re-wilding farm in Wales who has created a series of 'Garden Icons' - inspired by local wildlife #WomensArt
Photo of a painting of a leaping hare in a gold frame with triangular top
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Seems like this should be getting more attention.
Initially-Secret Report: Customs&Border Patrol Agents Got in Way of Vehicles, Then Used Deadly Force
YouTube video by Ryan Goodman
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January 13, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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Venezuela to Canada: The Pattern Nobody's Talking About
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
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January 7, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
A 1944 Pastoral: Land Girls Pruning at East Malling' by painter Evelyn Dunbar who recorded UK women's work during the Second World War #WomensArt
Painting featuring women working pruning trees with stepladders in a winter orchard wearing coats and headscarfs,
January 7, 2026 at 4:37 AM
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‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links
Bronze instrument or carnyx dug up in Norfolk in area inhabited by Celtic tribe led by warrior who fought Romans
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 M 70, Leabhar Gabhála or the Book of Invasions, an origin legend of the Irish people that exists in many variant versions, in poetry and prose: www.ria.ie/collections/...

This version was compiled for Brian Ruadh Mág Uidhir (Maguire), Baron of Enniskillen.
A page of an old manuscript with handwritten Irish text in dark ink.
January 5, 2026 at 10:52 AM
krishughes.bsky.social
I have a big, shiny new class starting this coming Saturday. It's not too late to sign up. Some info in the short video, below, and more at: tinyurl.com/MabCon26

#CelticMythology #CelticPolytheism #pagansky #mabinogi
Mabinogi Connections
YouTube video by Kris Hughes
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January 5, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Florence Camm (1874-1960), UK stained glass artist who was one of the most successful designers her age #WomensArt
Section of a stained glass window featuring an image of four birds standing on grass with daisies at by the foot of a person only visible by the bottom of a long gold coloured gown
January 5, 2026 at 5:55 AM
krishughes.bsky.social
This looks like it could shape up to be an interesting blog to follow.
buttondown.com/godsandcrozi...
#CelticPolytheism #pagansky #folklore
January 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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For any friends who don't know, Simon Rodway is a leading scholar in this field.
How Celtic languages spread across Britain and Ireland: why we need to reconsider the early story
New insights from archaeology, genetics and early inscriptions are helping to uncover the story of Celtic languages in Britain and Ireland.
theconversation.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity... It’s as simple as that.”

-Tove Jansson
Monochrome photograph featuring a standing white woman facing forwards wearing dark top and trousers, hands in pockets, surrounded by paintings in an artist's studio
January 1, 2026 at 6:12 AM
krishughes.bsky.social
I put together a wee playlist for Wren Day. Let's see if it plays.
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#folklore
Wren Day - YouTube
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December 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM