Useless Trivia for the Day

[zute]

 I was looking up what crows eat for my fanfic and found a reference to Morrígan. I kind of wonder if this had some relevance to the Morrigan in DA:O. The cool part is Morrigan in my story could shape-shift into a crow. I love it when things work out like that.

The Morrígan ("phantom queen") or Mórrígan ("great queen") (also known as Morrígu, Morríghan, Mor-Ríoghain, sometimes given in the plural as Morrígna) is a figure from Irish mythology who appears to have once been a goddess, although she is not explicitly referred to as such in the texts.

The Morrigan is a goddess of battle, strife, and fertility . She sometimes appears in the form of a crow, flying above the warriors, and in the Ulster cycle she also takes the form of an eel, a wolf, and a cow. She is generally considered a war deity comparable with theGermanic Valkyries, although her association with cattle also suggests a role connected with fertility, wealth, and the land.

She is often depicted as a triple goddess,^[1][2][3] although membership of the triad varies; the most common combination is the Badb,Macha and Nemain, but other accounts name Fea, Anann, and others.^[4]

Comments

[inquartata]

Yeah, the triple-goddess aspect of Morrigan always had me curious when looking at her relationship with Flemeth.

Though I did read a post on BSN that DG and company didn't purposefully pick out the name Morrigan due to her background. (I, personally, gleefully ignore that tidbit of information because the background of Morrigan and Celtic history is just too awesome, otherwise.)

[scarylady]

You see, I knew all that, and assumed that you had been a very clever bunny when you gave her a crow shape in your fic.

[zute]

I'm not half so clever as you think. It's all just happy coinkydink. I figured crows would be common as hell, since they are here, and relatively easy to learn. Now I have to figure out a reason for Morrigan to turn into an eel.

[scarylady]

Cos she's a slippery bugger?