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The Hawk on the High Air by sister_coyote for Rymenhild
Fandoms: Mabinogion - Fandom, Welsh Mythology
01 Sep 2008
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In the distance, a owl calls, and calls again, and then is silent.
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A tiny bit of fic here, only about 2k words but very atmospheric and mood specific. It was evocative and lovely, even though I'd no idea of what the actual myth this is based on is about or where it comes from. I adore mythology and honestly thought that my general knowledge was extensive for the average cave dwelling kobold, but this one slipped right past my databanks.
Perhaps the chiefest joy here was that the author inspired me to go searching for more information on the subject and wow, would that all fiction could do that.
This was a brief but special story and I could almost taste the ancient oaks and forest while reading it. Delightful and deeply evocative of the Old Ways. The story is perhaps not one that will get lots of hits or traffic and that is surely a sad thing, it deserves to be read.