Lore:Galen (spirit)

"Galen, it's said, was the name of a spirit that walked from the heart of the forest into the midst of an ancient proto-Breton settlement. They were the one to sing the songs of Y'ffre to our ancient forebearers. They were the one to teach us the ways of the Green." —Druid Laurel

Galen, according to some tales of the Druids was the spirit that walked from the heart of the forest into the midst of an ancient proto-Breton settlement in order to sing the songs of Y'ffre and to teach ancestors of the modern Druids the ways of the Green. Some stories claim that the island of Galen was named in their honor. A variation of this story claims that the "daughters and sons" of Anuiel taught these proto-Bretons of Y'ffre's name.

Notes

• Galen's existence is dubious. According to some sources, the name of the northwestern isle of the Systres archipelago originates from the name of the first Druid Queen. In other versions of the tale, Galen refers to the place of sacred worship, the island in a lake where "Y'ffre's heart could be felt beating even here in the realm of mortals" and where the ancestors of the Druids heard the songs and learned to tend the groves.

See Also

Books

Loremaster's Archive - The Druid Circles of Galen by Laurel of the Stonelore — A druid from the Systres answers lore questions on druidism