(At the) Dawn of Misanthropy

Exhale the Human Soul Remastered

Killing Machine Remastered

Sense of Wonder

mors resonat quia ego sum deus

Excerpt from 'The Battle of Largs' by Todd Ferguson.

The Norse believed witchcraft was at play to conjure the storm and there are two wonderful verses that say:

The careful king

Met witchcrafts many

From the wizard lord

Of Scottish land;

The rolling surf

By black arts driven,

Loses many a ship

Of canvas bright,

From moorings stout

Made fast on shore.

And:

The magic gale blew o’er the host

On board the sea-steeds closely manned,

And that restless bane of earth

The sea, drove warlike crews ashore

On Scottish land, their war shields bearing,

Eager to combat for their king.

By Black Arts Driven

New wave/Proto Punk song I wrote about deviant culture.

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This track was created by just having a wee mess about.

Here Is My Land

Seán Mór - Here Is My Land

Kilmartin Glen is an area in Argyll not far from Kintyre, which has one of the most important concentrations of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in Scotland. The glen is located between Oban and Lochgilphead, surrounding the village of Kilmartin. There are more than 350 ancient monuments within a six mile radius of the village, with 150 of them being prehistoric. Monuments include standing stones, a henge monument, numerous cists, and a "linear cemetery" comprising five burial cairns. Several of these, as well as many natural rocks, are decorated with cup and ring marks.

The remains of the fortress of the Scots at Dùn Ad, a royal centre of Dál Riata, are located to the south of the glen, on the edge of the Moine Mhòr or Great Moss. The Kilmartin House Museum of Ancient Culture is located within the village itself, and aims to interpret the rich history of the glen. The most visible feature of the Kilmartin Glen is the linear arrangement of cairns, running over three miles south-by-south-west from the village. There are five remaining cairns in the alignment, although cropmarks and other traces suggest that there may originally have been more. The burial cairns are of Bronze Age origin, with the exception of Nether Largie South cairn, which is a Stone Age structure, rebuilt in the Bronze Age.

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Áedán mac Gabráin  was king of Dál Riata from circa 574 onwards. The kingdom of Dál Riata was situated in modern day Argyll & Bute, Scotland, and parts of County Antrim, Ireland. Genealogies record that Áedán was a son of Gabrán mac Domangairt. He was a contemporary of Saint Columba, and much that is recorded of his life and career comes from hagiography such as Adomnán of Iona's Life of Saint Columba. Áedán appears as a character in many Old Irish and Middle Irish language works of prose and verse, some now lost.

The Irish annals record Áedán's campaigns against his neighbours, in Ireland, and in northern Britain, including expeditions to the Orkney Islands, the Isle of Man, and the east coast of Scotland. As recorded by Bede, Áedán was decisively defeated by Æthelfrith of Bernicia at the Battle of Degsastan. Áedán may have been deposed, or have abdicated, following this defeat. He died c. 608.

✙ Dál Riata - Áedán ✙

Live Life

Fàilte, Fáilte, Welcome!

Dál Riata was a one-man project 
based in Argyll, Scotland; formerly the heart 
of the ancient Gaelic overkingdom of Dál Riata.
It stretched from the west of Scotland, across the 
North Channel and to the northeast of Ireland. 
Today these are the areas of Argyll in Scotland 
and some of County Antrim in Ulster.

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The very act of acknowledging our ancestors
helps us to find our place in the world,
a sense of belonging within the tribe.
Our past and our future!

© All songs composed by Seán Mór Ó Cuinn.

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