Scottish Portents of Death

Reclaiming Keening. Figures from Scottish Folklore

This post is an offering for paid subscribers. It’s part of the series ‘Reclaiming Keening; and in this post I explore some figures who are portents of death:

• Bean Nighe

• Banshee

• Second Sight Fetch

• Ganfer

…and ending with a woman in Westry (Orkney) who was accused of being a sea witch, and a little bit of Norse magic thrown in.