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Date Posted: 13:30:02 04/11/07 Wed
Author: Adriana Assis
Subject: Re: Task One Group Nine
In reply to: Adriana 's message, "Task One Group Nine" on 06:12:13 04/08/07 Sun

Myth in Scottish Fairy and Folktales

Scottish folktales frequently tie the pratical and the esoteric into their own narratives. They involve a great variety of mythology which contains religious and mythic elements. Myths have emerged for some purposes throughout the history of Scotland, sometimes being elaborated upon by successive generations, and at other times being completely rejected and replaced by other explanatory narratives.
The first purpose is the oral tradition which develops a way of transmitting the Scottish history and its literature from one generation to another through its civilization. It is led to the reshaping of the culture for this society and the storytellers garantee their presences who also keep aware of the myth in their folktales.
The second purpose is a very rich tradition of native storytelling that contains a variety of magical creatures in its narrative: Brownies, kelpies, fairies and mermen - some unique to Scotland, some familiar to all. These characters are real myths that show the fantasy as the reality for the Scottish lives.
However, the writings about myths in Scotland into their fairy and folktales appear in their narratives and become a custom that is also memorized and passed down from generation to generation to keep the tradition alive.

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  • Re: Task One Group Nine -- Danilo Martins, 21:20:14 04/12/07 Thu
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