The Dagda is one of the most interesting Celtic Gods. In the 11th century ‘Lebor Gabála Érenn’, the Dagda is described as ‘the great good God’.

He was a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann and was ‘eighty years in the kingship of Ireland’. The Dagda is described as a father-figure and it’s said that he can control the weather and the seasons.

Few Celtic deities spark interest like the Morrigan. First mentioned in a side note in ancient Latin manuscripts, the Morrigan is the Celtic Goddess of war and fate.

Appearing in both the the Ulster and the Mythological Cycles of Irish mythology, the Morrigan is a shape-shifter that takes the form of a monstrous woman, an eel and most notably a crow.

The Morrigan

Perun, the Slavic god of thunder, is often depicted with the head of an eagle or a raven

King Alfred''s Longships, Newly Built for the Defence of the Realm, Attack Vessels of the Danish Inv - Colin Unwin Gill (1927)

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A Valkyrie pendant found in Wickham Market, Suffolk, 9-10th Century. The design on the shield is similar to the common pattern on Alemannic zierscheiben. 𖣐

Eostre is seen as a dawn goddess, but this is likely the dawning of spring, the coming new year of greenery and regeneration. We can attribute the daily dawn to Dellingr. ‘Delling’s door’ which appears in the Hávamál and Hervarar’s saga seems to be a kenning for the rising sun. But this shouldn’t be a surprise as Dellingr is the father of Day.

Delling’s name has a shared root with the OE deall which meant proud or bright and is also cognate with the ‘dallr’ in Heimdallr. This is remembered in the English place name Dalbury Lees which was once recorded as Dellingeberie and believed to be named after Dellingr.