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[seela]

Sluagh are faeries of old Gaelic origin, so they're found in Irish, Scottish, and for some reason Russian folklore, but other traditions have strikingly similar fairies as well. My primary exposure to them comes from a (now old) RPG called Changeling: the dreaming.

I'm fairly familiar with Slavic folklore and mythology, but I can't pair any spirit or fairy with your description of sluagh. What is it called in Russian folklore? I know more about Western Slavic and Ukrainian folklore than Russian, so it'd be interesting to find out more about it.

 

[seela]

I can't find it.

The slavic friend who told me "hey that's a russian fairie too," may have been pulling my leg.

The word he used I see is a proper name, and I recall thinking it sounded suspicious then too:

Der Schattenmann

Looking in the book, for some reason white wolf too says sluagh originate from russia even though the word sluagh ....

I'm confusing gaels with gauls. Fuck.

I don't know, running out of time besides.

separately:
what is a пугало?

Ok, it may be some minor or local and strictly Russian thing. I did find a drawing tagged with "russian folklore" and "sluagh" and mentions that there are similar creatures in Slavic, Germanic and Scandinavian folklore. Nothing suggested that sluagh is Russian, though, except for that one drawing.

"Der Schattenmann" is German and means "the shadow person".

And пугало is a scarecrow.

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

Ok, it may be some minor or local and strictly Russian thing. I did find a drawing tagged with "russian folklore" and "sluagh" and mentions that there are similar creatures in Slavic, Germanic and Scandinavian folklore. Nothing suggested that sluagh is Russian, though, except for that one drawing.

"Der Schattenmann" is German and means "the shadow person".

And пугало is a scarecrow.

Ich moechte bitte ein stuck Torte mit Schlagsahne.

 

[seela]

He was bulgarian I think, understood 8 languages, spoke six, could fluently write in 4. I have no idea how disimilar russian and german may be, so I don't know how unlikely it maybe that he was simply confusing the two, vs. just messing with me. Alternately; it also seems likely that I simply misremembered my source as to where the claim to russian influence comes from, given that I rediscovered it in the RPG book. Speaking of which; I'd lay money on that picture you found being from a changeling related publication or fan-work. I used to be really impressed about the degree of research the early white wolf publications did on their topics. I'm not so sure anymore that wasn't just wishful thinking.

German and Russian aren't too similar, both are members of Indo-European language family, but German is Germanic (as is English) and Russian is Slavic. Cofusing the two isn't likely as all, especially if his first language was Bulgarian or some other Slavic language.

 

[Erochic]

What a fascinating conversation

Which is something I like about submissive men

 

[seela]

Pretty sure now that I mis-assigned the assertions of the book, which was itself written when the internet was in it's infancy, well before wikipedia could be used to fact check everything.

So... I don't know, but I will defer to your expertise on Russian folklore; if you're not familiar with anything like that, the book very likely got that wrong & I should stop quoting it.

No no, I'm not an expert on Russian folklore by any means. I'm fairly familiar with Slavic folklore and mythology, and most of it is universal and pans through the whole Slavic world, but there are local nuances as well, naturally. So it might be that it is an actual Russian thing and I have never heard of it, I just couldn't find any mention about it.

And there are similar creatures in lots of cultures, that's for sure.

It's been an interesting topic to google, though.

 

[Erochic]

I have been more & more worried about the hijack

Isn't that sweet and concerned (but completely unnecessary to worry about) - which is something else I like about submissive men.

See .... We are back on track, and I for one really found the sidetrack fascinating.

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

I have been more & more worried about the hijack

Isn't that sweet and concerned (but completely unnecessary to worry about) - which is something else I like about submissive men.

See .... We are back on track, and I for one really found the sidetrack fascinating.

Stag... dude... *smh*... Erochic's right.

fyi, I am the hijack queen and I don't mind a bit if the thread goes off on a tangent--

part of what makes life so interesting are all the little detours!

 

[ShyMaleSub]

Isn't that sweet and concerned (but completely unnecessary to worry about) - which is something else I like about submissive men.

See .... We are back on track, and I for one really found the sidetrack fascinating.

So, can I cancel my Rosetta Stone order now?

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

So, can I cancel my Rosetta Stone order now?

lol

 

[ShyMaleSub]

lol

I hope "sense of humor" is one of the things you like.

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

I hope "sense of humor" is one of the things you like.

of course! somebody's not stalking me well enough.

 

[ShyMaleSub]

of course! somebody's not stalking me well enough.

Well, I didn't want to appear too obvious.

 

[Erochic]

Well, I didn't want to appear too obvious.

Hehe... Nice

And I also agree that a sense of humour is amazingly attractive

 

[ShyMaleSub]

Hehe... Nice

And I also agree that a sense of humour is amazingly attractive

Awww. Now you're gonna make me blush.

 

[Erochic]

Just when I thought Valentine's day was basically off, my wife gets home late with roses in hand.

"so... who's giving you roses?"

"Sluagh roses! they're specifically for you."

"you took them from a graveside?!"

"No! They're from an elderly woman, a recent widow that's never done her taxes. I've been telling her about you while we worked, and she got me these to give to you."

awww... flowers with a heartwarming yet pseudo creepy story.
They're perfect.


And then we skimped on much needed sleep in favor of much needed couple time.

What a lovely story.
And I mean that really sincerely.

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

What a lovely story.
And I mean that really sincerely.

+1

 

[tedsbeds]

Submissive?

How eager they are to make me happy in any way they can

As I have said for so long, "All I want to do in life is make you happy dear!"