Oisen
and Sabd
Art by Carmon
Deyo
Story
by DeborahAnne Mac Gillivray
Sabd
or Sadhbh, was the daughter of Bov the Red and wife of Fionn
MacCumhal. She was lured away from the fortress by prankish forest
faeries. Pregnant and hopelessly lost, the faeries turned her
back in to a red deer, her original enchantment. She gave birth
to Fionn's son Oissian or Oisen the poet, who was born in human
form and with great creative gifts. He was later returned to
his father. Ossian became a leader of the Fianna, and the Fennian
Cycle of Irish mythology is often referred to as 'the Ossianic
Cycle' in his honour. Ossian died when he ignored his wife's
plea to always remain mounted when in the human world. One of
the most famous of poetry collections immortalising Ossian's
tales is the works of James MacPherson in 1760 'Fragments
of Ancient Poetry Collected in the Highlands'.
36"
X 36" handpainted silk wallhanging. Signed & dated .
Winner of the Mythology Division at NTIF Celtic Art Competition
1999.
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