Celts Archives - Bone and Sickle

Banshees (Rebroadcast)

March 16, 2024 boneandsickle banshee, Celts, curses, EPISODE, fairies, folklore, ghost stories, ghosts, history, Ireland, mummies, pagan, paganism

Banshees are spirits of Irish folklore, who warn of impending deaths. Originally considered fairies, their Irish name, bean sídhe, means “woman of the[…]

Banshees

March 17, 2020 boneandsickle banshee, Celts, curses, EPISODE, fairies, folklore, ghosts, history, Ireland, mummies, pagan, paganism

Banshees are spirits of Irish folklore, who warn of impending deaths. Originally considered fairies, their Irish name, bean sídhe, means “woman of the[…]

Episode Six: Lost Heads

June 18, 2018 boneandsickle Bone & Sickle, Celts, decapitation, EPISODE, folklore, Germanic, history, horror, King Arthur, literature, magic, martyrdom, movies, mythology, pagan, paganism, saints, The Wicker Man, witchcraft

As June 24, the feast of St. John the Baptist approaches, the folklore of decapitation suggested itself as an appropriate[…]