Were Leliana to tell this tale she would probably use the word Bard to describe the person who told the tale, but I will use the word Fili. The plural of Fili is Filidh. My tale is mostly a speculative one.
The Felidh tell tales of the Sidhe, the Faery-folk. At “in-between” times, such as the hours of twilight, there might appear portals between the ordinary everyday world of mortals and the Land of Faery. The Land of Faery was the dwelling-place of the faeries and the spirits of the dead. It was generally thought of as a happy place, but it could be a dangerous place for mortals to approach.
DAO has a fairly large infusion of elements from Celtic/Irish mythology, which permeate the story and give it depth. So it is tempting to think of the mirrors into which Tamlen and Morrigan disappear as being the DAO counterparts of these portals. The danger of the portals in DAO is that these portals may lead to the Black City, or they may lead somewhere else.
A few links for reference:
http://www.druidry.o...-wordskill.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fili
http://deoxy.org/h_mounds.htm
Of Bards and Filidh
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Posté 13 décembre 2011 - 09:52
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The name Andrastae also comes from an ancient Greek nymf (Andrasteia), just thought you might be interested in this 
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Posté 21 décembre 2011 - 10:39
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Interesting. Andraste appears to have been a goddess invoked by one of the tribes who revolted against the Roman occupation of Britain. Not sure how reliable wiki is on this subject, but for what it is worth:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andraste
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andraste
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