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Spriggan
A Cornish Faery
Spriggan is a Cornish fairy considered to be warrior spirits and the ghosts of old giants. They are considered to be the guardians of ancient treasure and are found near cairns, cromlech and ancient barrows. |
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The Spriggan is a Cornish member of the fair folk (The Fèry). Though the creature is actually a dour, ugly, warrior and though generally small Spriggans are actually the ghosts of old giants and as such can inflate themsleves into monstrous size and fearsome forms.
As guardians of ancient treasure they are frequently to be found near chairns, cromlechs and barrows; which lie in profusion across the Cronish landscape. These creatures are also held responsible for bringing storms and destroying buildings. By controlling whirlwinds they are responsible for the destruction of corn fields and the scroching of crops. They are also clever thieves who rob the homes of humans and may even steal human children often leaving one of their own offspring in the child's stead.
If you would like to try the foods of the time of the ancient Celts, then why not have a look at the ancient recipes section of this site. For the foods of the time when some of these tales were written down, take a look at the Medieval recipes section of the site and, in particular, the recipes from The Forme of Cury.
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