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Finn Mac Cool and the Salmon of Knowledge
How can a fish make you wise? The Salmon of Knowledge is the most magical of all fish. It keeps the secrets of the language of the birds and the understanding of all things.
The mighty Finn of the Fianna is a hero in Scottish and Irish tales but once he was just a young boy who was without wisdom or common sense until, one day, he tasted the legendary Salmon of Knowledge.
A similar tale is told of the Borders wizard Michael Scott. He tasted a stew made from the pieces of a dreadful white serpent and suddenly learned all the secrets of magic.
The salmon is a wondrous silver fish.
You can find it carved into Pictish symbol stones. It is said that a salmon once spoke to Christ as he walked upon the waters of a Scottish loch.
Listen as Jean Edmiston and David Campbell recount the tale of Finn and the Salmon of Knowledge.
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David Campbell - Finn Mac Cool and the Salmon of Wisdom
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