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There are not many certainties that can be relied upon in the modern world, but it would seem, that no matter the circumstance, time will continue on whether we are her to witness it or not, spring will give way to summer, summer to autumn and eventually winter will draw the life from this earth, before it too fades, and the cycle continues.
But this was not always the case, in the ancient legends of Scotland it is told that at the beginning of the world, winter was the only season and for many 1000s of years the land lay locked in a permanent vale of ice and snow, this wasteland was ruled by the dreaded Cailleach, Beira queen of winter. This icy tundra was all that had ever been, and many thought that this harsh eternal winter would never end. This is the story of how the first summer came to Scotland. Of how angus met Bride and of the thawing of the ice queen.
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Mackenzie, D.A. (1917) Wonder Tales From Scottish Myth and Legend. Frederick. A. Stokes Co, New York. ISBN:978-1-4400-3973-7
Petrie, T. and Fong, J. (2021) Bride, Angus and the Cailleach, Folklore Scotland [https://folklorescotland.com/angus-and-bride/]
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