This video dives into the mythology and history behind Wolf Walkers, an animated masterpiece from the minds that brought us Song of the Sea and the Secret of Kells.
Whenever we try to find anything written relating to old folklore it's almost always archdeacons or people of the church who wrote them to paint a negative light to those who don't follow the new religion. - rolls eyes - Like seriously.
I'm sorry to hear about the wolves in Ireland. As for those saints, all too often people use religion to justify their own evil actions, as the Lord Protector demonstrates.
St. Patrick didn't do anything wrong. In fact, he protected the wolfwalkers from forced conversion with his blessing. The LAST thing Patrick wanted was a false conversion made out of fear. He wanted to see his converts have a genuine, bold faith. He lost his former master to a rather brutal suicide that came from paranoia born of paganism, and he knew that Rome's MO was to encourage that. He wouldn't allow it.
@@aclark903 In Patrick's time, the pope wasn't in charge of Rome. And no, their MO never changed in regard to their ambition to rule the world and stamp out the Celts.
Ever since I saw your analysis of Song of the Sea, I'm determined to see these movies. When I showed that video to my bf, he brought up Book of Kells (without remembering the name of the movie or any other pertinent info. Every Convo with him is like playing a round of $125,000 Pyramid 🙄) Now I have another to show him. His sister said she can order them for like $4 through Amazon, I don't have a TV at my house. So I hope we can all get together and watch these soon! (Of course, trying to watch a movie with me and her is impossible cuz we won't STFU) PS-- I was taking bagpipe lessons from a pipe & drum group that goes by MacTyre of Skye. They work together with the wolf sanctuary just outside city limits (there's another one way out in the western part of the state) so the group will perform and donate proceeds, she'll bring her wolf ambassadors when MacTyre does any sort of meet n greet. Geez, I can't remember the sanctuary's name, I recall the lady who runs it. I met her 20 years ago when I first started working for the municipal animal shelter. We had a wolf-dog surrendered to us, and she came to rescue her. I escorted the lady to Nooni's (later Nahjooni) kennel. Gosh, I haven't picked up a chanter in ten years!
Excellent job! This film deserves every ounce of attention it gets and you hit the nail on the head in regards to it's mythological connections and symbolism.
Cromwell's not that complex. Anyone who makes themself a god develops a one-dimensional personality as a direct result. And Cromwell did that in real life. Wolfwalkers doesn't exaggerate his character by much, really. About the only thing the film did was make a catchphrase out of his self-deification.
@@aclark903 Then how come he historically referred to himself as the Lord Protector and talked about how his will was "the Lord's will?" If that's not self-deification, nothing is.
