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Will-o’-the-Wisps, also called “ignis fatuus,” Latin for “foolish fire”, are enchanting balls of greenish-blue floating lights observed over swamps and marshes at night. At a distance, they look identical to flickering lanterns. All over the world, since ancient times, people have struggled to rationalize with the origins of these mystery lights; thus, legends and myths appear in almost every ancient culture surrounding Will-o’-the-Wisps.

Scotland’s wealth of captivating myths and legends have been passed down through generations, inspiring both great wonder and tremendous fear.

Scotland boasts a wealth of captivating myths and legends that have been passed down through generations, inspiring both great wonder and tremendous fear.

The Bifrost bridge in Norse mythology was a defense of Asgard and Midgard against the Jotun. This rainbow bridge also had a critical role in Ragnarok.