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This picture has made quite a transformation while I worked on it. ^^;

Originally, I wanted to draw a portrait of Morgan le Fay, a main character form the Arthurian kingdom, inspired by my conversation with the fellow Arthur-lover *daltucia :heart:.

But then, I came to the idea of adding the crow on her shoulder and though: "Mmmh, well, a crow doesn't really stand for Morgan, that's more of a warrior goddess thing.", so I came to The Morrigan. And I was instantly fascinated with painting this figure.

So, a little information on this mythological goddess:
The Morrigan is a figure from Irish mythology who was a goddess of battle, strife - but also of fertility. Her name means "phantom queen" or "great queen" (Mahrenkönigin).

She was able to appear as an old woman, a beautiful young lady, or as a crow/raven. That is what really fascinated me about her. She would fly over the battlefield and feat on the flesh of the dead.
She is generally considered a war deity comparable with the Germanic Valkyries, although her association with cattle also suggests a role connected with fertility, wealth, and the land.

Even though she is often she is often linked to the Arthurian Morgan le Fay, they don't really share many features apart form the kind of similar name. :no:

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Now, for the picture I used the incredible *NikxStock :iconnikxstock:!
This is the originals: [link]

She is truly beautiful & a fantastic stock artist, please give her gallery a visit, it's absolutely worth it! :heart:

The raven was referred on a photo by ~InKi-Stock --> [link]
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PhotoshopCS. Genius tablet. About 14h. No filters, no effects, no nothing. NOT a photomanipulat
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The concept is just crazy ... Mixing 2 huge passions into a drawing, and the result is explosive ! Well done :heart: