#fomorian

[oldschoolfrp]

Fomorian giants appear to be walking collections of almost randomly mismatched body parts (Looks like a Jeff Easley, AD&D module S4: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, by Gary Gygax, TSR, 1982)

[coffeegremlynn]

Fomorian illustration! Practicing some creature design and cloud painting in this one. I love drawing goat people, 10/10

[nogetron]

Balor, high chief of the Fomorians. Balor was the embodiment of the scorching sun, who brought drought and death to those against him. Balor’s body towered over all who laid eyes on him, with his one eye emanating an abyssal darkness. This eye was said to bring about death whenever it was opened, scorching the earth. Balor prides himself on his ruling of the Fomorians, demons who sought to subjugate the Tuatha dé and humanity. During the Fomorian’s rule over the Tuatha dé, Balor installed a puppet ruler named bres a member of the Tuatha dé whose father was a Fomorian. Under Bres the Tuatha dé and humanity were enslaved. However Balor heard of a prophecy which detailed his fall from the hands of his grandson. To remedy this Balor sent for all of his daughter’s children to be drowned, the only one to survive was Lugh, who faced off against his grandfather in the final battle against the Fomorians. Using his spear, Lugh punched out Balor’s eye, stealing his grandfather’s eye, Lugh used it to decimate the Fomorian army and obtain victory for the Tuatha dé. However Balor still survived and will occasionally return to the mortal world, but he’s always stopped by his grandson, their combat resulting in storms.

Balor’s most common epithet is “Balor of the evil eye” but he has many others, such as “Balor the smiter” and “Balor of the piercing eye”. In modern scholarship it’s believed that Balor was originally a demonic god of the sun, being the incarnation of the harmful effects of the sun’s rays, like burns and droughts. Balor’s battle with Lugh is believed to be reflected in the story of Saint Patrick and Crom Dubh, with Crom Dubh most likely being a reflection of Balor himself. Another being connected to Balor is the fire spirit slayed by Fionn mac Cumhail, who may have been seen as an aspect of Balor. In wales, Balor was reflected in the evil giant Ysbaddaden, who fought King Arthur. Balor’s fight with Lugh comes from a long line of stories that possibly orginated from the myth of Baal’s combat with Yam in Canaan, these stories pervade the religious landscape like the battle between Indra and Vritra, and the Slavic myth of Perun’s rivalry with Veles. All these stories are grouped together under the moniker of Chaoskampf, a battle against the forces of chaos and drought to bring life and fertility to the world.

[redrabbitkreations]

[thecrowinggriffon]

BFG

[tuatha-de-danann-blog]

Issue with the portrayal of the Fomorians

I wish primary sources on the Fomorians were more available.

According to the internet and some books...😅... they are said to dwell under the sea, come from under the earth, be giants or monsters, and are compared to the Titans/purposed to be the gods before the Tuatha. They're called sea raiders or pirates.

But in the LGE, First Battle of Moytura, and Cath Maige Tuired they seem like regular people like the Tuatha de Danann.

Where did all these ideas of their nature and appearance come from?

They just seem like a regular tribe living on Islands off the coast of Ireland.

Not to mention, in the LGE, they are portrayed as having the same ancestors as the Tuatha de Danann.

Image credit: "The Fomors (or The Power of Evil Abroad in the World)” by John Duncan

[darkness9000a]

Thought about making another character for Collektha Bounty.

Nothing too special really.

This guy is Balor, the Evil Eye, the King of the Fomorians.

Not only that Balor and his underlings the Fomorians are the motorcycle pirate gangs, but they are also bounty hunters as well.

[tredawakandan]

~Some Irish History~

I'll never forget years ago on IG when I talked about the black Irish alot of wyte folks got mad & denied the history.. Whether they denied it or not history still stands with black folk being in Ireland historically. For example the leprechaun myth is a story to cover up the history of the black pygmies in ireland.. Pair these with how a lot of black irish got shipped out during the last 500 years & ended up in the carribean islands specifically Jamaica.And just recently I can across an article stating how ancient Irish were black with blue eyes. This would match the recent cheddar man of Europe who held the same description. Many civilizations held figures with blue eyes in the past. Above some of these nations were from Peru,Egypt,India,Turkey & Sumer. Only 1-type of people can be found in all these places historically🙃[Black folks].. Also these people were said to be seafarers. A note u should take historically is when they talk about a sea faring race is usually alludes to black people. With the word Moor applying to black folks, this same word also applied to ships & water traveling which helps draw in the connection. A fact I often show is that when the colonizer wants to hide your history he often changes your nation/tribal history to include monsters. Changing a story to include monsters automatically erases any true history in the eyes of modern folk.. One group from Ireland is called the Fomorians & they were said to be the original irish and a seafaring race.. Just like with revisionist history these dark giant monsters were defeated by a noble group of white elves/ civilization called Tuatha Dé Danann .. Me already showing the concept of elves stem from what they now call dark elves & these people were black folks of the past