Cailleach Bheur

Cailleach Bheur- the Weather Witch

"Winter howls and wind does moan
With Cailleach’s staff frost is sown." -Richard de Graeme (excerpt from his poem "Winter's Grief").

In Scottish mythology, one of the names she is known by is Cailleach Bheur. She is the Weather Witch- known as the bearer of storms and the bringer of cold and frost. I have used some artistic licence in this image- she is known to appear most often as an old crone- but she must have been youthful once, right? Cailleach Bheur is known to always carry with her a wooden staff, and has a strong association with wolves and oak branches.

The background image of Eilean Donan Castle is mine, from a photograph I took on the shores of Loch Duich, Scotland. It is now available as a stock image from my stock account

All other images and textures are my own, with the exception of:
Model: Wolf: Grimoire: Branch: Apple Blossoms: Staff: Flying birds and trees:




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