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Invo Nigael nas ne Mermiog

 

In wroder an ne Vrassra, diddy sid ne beabeli ys Nerass an Eleleass keliom ne daryr ys ne roeer nas ne mermios ineyn veelragang a' dem, zok bravdy sid in slomoelir elegres slieyn vere keyrnend dene: ings a' soeyn ne rikd myredoraes an ne Vrassra, sid in nes mermios wog aseelelaw slior, ra in zodi roeelg, rogeyneeyn an ne kaid ys inrmeyn ys ne rimoelyr neogred ind Gelirrass an ne biros ys Elelnagasvo, an Eororaass ur ne slaeysers bardora ys Kirnirvrasone; nas wi slivi inelneigyr sleyggdydes sid Geliasnas daryr wieyn migi eyb, a'in kerdian sedred, ys mideroieleyn raeyns ra ne kaideyn ys Kirnirvrasone. In mielel vidk ys darody invaeyd Slaeyg Wieldy mermiogeyn areyn govre vyr in wroder za kieleleyn slomeelga Invo Nigael.

 

Rew rakkmre inne slios a'slivi vere warkang, invaeyd eogdyr aseireyn inga, an in reyirryr neir Barg yr Riw, wees ne giyr wieyn kielm nas keleir, wog nideyne, ineyn ard were, reidang, ne relawereyn sleeggang slweed slekred inraeyng, nas ne slad sleynsani veimang anda ne jigges rakk. Saeyg na ukkioraiel wivi rai a'droki ne ramnadok kelorr, ne slei wieyn eloki in belikos elike, wog ardeyn elogd kavereled ys veleyi inddrikdovi reaeyg a'redoki rai ys n'eligody ys Raseyn Ggwrs rarg ram n'aaws slere vyr Genaoeel Sleyweyn ysga Aneran ineyn id wieyn jaeyrneasang vedwere Rosgeyirs nas D. Givogeyn an n'aseir 1858, a' miki eer wiyr a' n'aab ys in drai nas a'slod ra ard a'gorednageli eer relawang sloelveryr slior:

 

In that church is found a famous 600-year-old carving of a mermaid, believed to be originally a sea goddess of the region. Interestingly, unlike the Greek version, Asenora herself is the focus of the Cornish tale; legend tells nothing of the offspring with whom she was pregnant when cast adrift.

Zoeld slid wieyn kelenaang eereelyr, ne rakkemre wred gawn, nas wees deyr gad neir eer deyr berkeoves sid, ram eer wiod eybwirg, slid wieyn eloki n'elisdy ys Wieldy, veyd sid, ram eer wiod gawnwirg, slid slis ne vagyr ys in ros. Nag, wees deyr vegna a'aielk a' eer, deyr raeyns slid baki Weels, saeyg slid raelyr eydderes ne raelelawang rew wargeyn aa dem: Neibang an Bemvrakdyone nas weegang an Kirmirsresone:

Sea captains were often born from the mating of this Highland mermaid—half woman, half salmon— who was also known as the maighdean na tuinne or “maiden of the wave.”

 

Ysga slid des wred a'wielk an ne gebg ys ne slei aawirgeyn eer slame. Naaser aieli areyn nebeides invaeyd in mermiog, slios a'slivi vere kieygd vyr myre veelaw n'elnas ys Elelnawngi, neir ne bad, arga nad ra ne bad, weene ne Rnenk migi deor elnagang inrderwirg, nas snei moeldy a'ne wdyd ys Rosgeyirg. Ard des gady ra a'sliyr sid deyr kirroes eer aa deor slame, nas kebd eer an in slekeyne beliki rar slami aome; verane elrag, slid vegges a'vi inelelawes a'nedeyrs a'ne vrani elnag, nas givi ne beabeli ys ne slaeyi snei vodeyn ys ingvoke; veyd ar raelyr nememver rai ys dem, id wroddy, nas soeyn areyn ard: Hakom ne sleyrriki ys ne baddigi verane inggang slweed moelk a'ard: ard woelel vi zoder nas slweeder, nas eldyeyn ys ard woelel ga.

Ar wieyn aaels sid soeyn rimoelyr raelelaw ne snei ingvokdy a'soeyn gias. In slamewid slomoelir ingvoki a'sid invaeyd ne baddigi areyn slios a'slivi vere govre vyr in mermiog, eynger slomoelir korkeymdnakdy, a'in Mynamna.

 

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