Manannan Mac Lir and the Isle of Man
Manannan Mac Lir is an ancient Celtic deity belonging to an Irish mystical race known as the Tuatha De Danann. It is said that he was the first king of the Isle of Man. I just learned about him this week and I find his story very interesting. He was said to be a God of many places. He was a trixter. He was a shapeshifter. He was God of the sea and the land. He had a cauldron which was said to have inspired King Arthurs Holy Grail - which of course makes us think about holy bloodlines. I'll go into a bit more about that later in this post but first I want to tell you more interesting things about Manannan the Proud. He had a special sword and shield that made people weak. He had a self navigating ship. He had a pig that reappears as soon as you finish eating him so he could feed alot of people endlessly (not unlike Jesus's endless loaves and fishes). He had a magic horse Enbarr of the Flowing Mane who could traverse both land and sea, and was swifter than wind-speed . Mananno