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Legend of the Scottish thistle tells us that long ago when the Danes invaded Scotland by surprise, wearing no shoes and in the dark, one of them stepped on a thistle, cried out and alerted the Scots and prevented a terrible slaughter. The grateful Scots adopted the thistle as a symbol of their nation, and it became known as “The Guardian Thistle”. Sadly, there is no historical evidence to back up the tale.
Whatever its origins, the thistle is one of the most important Scottish symbols.

The Celtic dragon has been a creature of myth and legend for centuries throughout the Celtic world and it represents sovereignty, power or a chief (the Celtic word for "chief" is Pendragon ) also it is a symbol of wisdom, associated with magic and mysticism. Physical appearance of Celtic dragons in Celtic mythology was more consistent with the Eastern or Greek dragons and worms, which are having long bodies, without legs and wings and are possessing poisonous bites or stinging spines.

Meanings of the Celtic Raven are wisdom, prophecy and knowledge-keeping. Its meaning is based on Celtic myth and legend. Tales of the heroic Chuhulian, Bendegeit Bran, Lugh all speak of the raven in a prophetic capacity and also as power and protection.
The Raven is similar to the crow which is deeply associated with death deities. But, while the crow is usually reserved as a spirit form for feminine deities, the Raven has been the Otherworld body for both Gods and Goddesses. Like the crow, it flew over Celtic battlefields as the deity incarnate.
Legend tells that the Celtic goddess of war or death, Morrigan descending upon battlefields in the shape of 100s of ravens. This bird was also closely associated to Bran the Blessed.