Historical counterpart to the Sidhe people?
Hello,
I'm writing an urban fantasy (yes, so many of them these days!) but looking up the Sidhe - both the mounds and the supposed people of the mounds - I ran across some information that implied the Sidhe may have been either Iberian or Anglo-Saxon in origin. I am wondering if there is any more information on this?
I've tried Wikipedia and Google terms "sidhe", "pre-Celtic civilizations", "pre-Roman Iberian civilizations", "Tuatha De Danaan".
Edit: Ah yes, colonial vestiges and debunked theories! Thanks for your help, everyone - I had just heard the theory mentioned, but had no idea what the reaction was to it, if there was any credence, etc. Thanks again!
I'm writing an urban fantasy (yes, so many of them these days!) but looking up the Sidhe - both the mounds and the supposed people of the mounds - I ran across some information that implied the Sidhe may have been either Iberian or Anglo-Saxon in origin. I am wondering if there is any more information on this?
I've tried Wikipedia and Google terms "sidhe", "pre-Celtic civilizations", "pre-Roman Iberian civilizations", "Tuatha De Danaan".
Edit: Ah yes, colonial vestiges and debunked theories! Thanks for your help, everyone - I had just heard the theory mentioned, but had no idea what the reaction was to it, if there was any credence, etc. Thanks again!