Blue men of the Minch
The blue men of the Minch are mythological creatures inhabiting the stretch of water between the northern Outer Hebrides and mainland Scotland. The mythical creatures look much like humans, and are about the same size. They have the power to create storms, but when the weather is fine they float sleeping on or just below the surface of the water.
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The blue men of the Minch are mythological creatures inhabiting the stretch of water between the northern Outer Hebrides and mainland Scotland. The mythical creatures look much like humans, and are about the same size. They have the power to create storms, but when the weather is fine they float sleeping on or just below the surface of the water. The blue men swim with their torsos raised out of the sea, twisting and diving as porpoises do. They are able to speak, and when a group approaches a ship its chief may shout two lines of poetry to the master of the vessel and challenge him to complete the verse. If the skipper fails in that task then the blue men will attempt to capsize his ship. To amuse themselves the creatures play shinty when the skies are clear and when the water is soaking with water spray, roaring with laughter as vessels capsize.
When the blueMen gather to attack their passing vessels, their chief, sometimes named Shony, rises up from the water and shouts two lines to complete his verse. The Scottish Gaelic terms for the blue man is na fir ghorma. The blueMen are also styled as storm kelpies. The most common water spirits in Scottish folklore are usually described as powerful horses, but the name is attributed to several different forms and fables throughout the country. They may have been part of a tribe of \”fallen angels\” that split into three; the first became the ground dwelling fairies, the second evolved to become the sea inhabiting blue men, and the remainder the Northern Lights in the sky. The name kelpie may be derived from the Scottish Gaelian calpa or cailpeach, meaning ‘heifer’ or ‘colt’
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