List of druids and neo-druids
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An incomplete list of notable druids and neo-druids:
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[edit] Historical or legendary druids
- Amergin Glúingel
- Bec mac Dé
- Bodhmall -- female druid in the Fenian cycle
- Cathbad --- Ulster cycle
- Gwenc'hlan -- 6th century Breton
- Merlin --from the Arthurian legends
- Mug Ruith -- blind druid in Irish mythology
- Tadg mac Nuadat -- Fenian cycle
- Tlachtga -- daughter of Mug Ruith
- Diviciacus or Divitiacus of the Aedui is the only druid from antiquity whose existence is attested by name.
[edit] Modern druids or neo-druids
- Erwen Berthou (Breton)
- Gwilherm Berthou (Breton)
- Isaac Bonewits (US, born 1949)
- Philip Carr-Gomm (British)
- Ian Corrigan (US, born Jeffrey Wyndham 1955)
- Robert Lee "Skip" Ellison
- John Michael Greer (US, born 1962)
- Godfrey Higgins (British, born 1772)
- Ellen Evert Hopman
- Paul Ladmirault (Breton)
- Robert Larson (US, 1943-2004)
- Morvan Marchal (Breton)
- Gerald Massey (English, 1828-1907)
- Iolo Morganwg (Welsh, 1747-1826)
- Brendan Myers (Canadian)
- Ross Nichols (British, 1902-1975)
- William Price (Welsh, 1800-1893)
- Emma Restall Orr (British)
[edit] Fictional druids
- Getafix, a Gaulish druid appearing in the French comic series The Adventures of Asterix.
- Merlin, a wizard who appears in Arthurian legend and is presented as a druid in some modern works, including The Warlord Chronicles series of books by Bernard Cornwell and the 2004 film King Arthur.
- Allanon, one of the main protagonists in the Shannara series by author Terry Brooks.
- Pikel Bouldershoulder, in the novels of The Cleric Quintet series by R.A. Salvatore.
- Amergin, bard in the novel Bard, by Morgan Llywelyn, and his brother Colptha, a diviner.
[edit] See also
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