The White Stag in British Folklore & Mythology

Welcome to my channel! Here you'll find folklore from across the British Isles. In this video I finally cover my favourite folk story. The White Stag is a sacred creature from the Otherworld that symbolises great change, or the beginning of a quest. There are many tales and stories of them, and here I start at Bamburgh beach where a Stag was once known to jump from the rocks to escape hunters.

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God I Love Being European...
We have Such Rich & Extravagant Culture...
God Bless Europe & Her People!!!

[anthonyhudson]

True story. Me and my wife were having a holiday in the highlands of Scotland.
It was autumn in 1998. We were returning from a night out in Ullapool to a little cottage we had rented in architibule, a small village on the north west coast.
It was dark and we were driving along the hilly coastal road. Then suddenly a white stag raced down a hillside and ran straight across the road. It was lit up by my car headlights. I stopped and a few moments later a whole herd of stags and deer thundered down the hill following the white stag. It was like they were in pursuit.
It was one of the most magical and breath taking scenes I have ever witnessed. I will never forget it.

[artistonamotorbike]

Shortly after my first son was born I put him in the baby carry backpack, I took him a hike in a forest in fife near Macduffs cross. We were deep in the woods and I came upon a large tree freshly blown over with its roots sticking up. as I rounded the roots I came face to face with a stag. Close enough to touch we just looked at each other and shared a moment. It calmly just turned and left a deeply profound moment in my life.

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Spotted one as a boy in East Sussex many years ago, he lived to a good age from what I heard from locals. One of the most beautiful things I've seen in my life.

[GodsOwnPrototype]

I first kissed the girl who is now my wife and mother to our four daughters in The White Hart pub on White Hart Lane in an area I didn't know well a week or so before Christmas half a lifetime ago.
Some years later we moved into our first family home in a new development and our agent spoke of what had been on the site before the build and we realised in talking with him further that it was the very same place.

For those of us with eyes to see the unnecessary State execution of the White Stag this week is surely an omen.

[mellyjade]

I remember seeing a white stag when I was a child, he was standing in the fog looking right at me. Was the most beautiful thing I ever saw. Yesterday I seen a herd of about 50 deer crossing the road and two of them were white xx Excellent video I enjoyed it!!

[sophiachristos]

What a beautiful beautiful tribute to the white stag that they killed . Very emotional. Thank you for posting.

[greendragon]

I never knew there was a white stag on the Banburgh coast. That's definitely one to visit now! Also what an excellent story at the end. I had a strange encounter like that where i was out hiking and got lost in a wood. It was almost dark and i saw a bat, so i went in the direction it flew, and instead of flying round in a loop like they normally do. It led me to the correct path in the wood.

[Doeexist]

The news we received today about the majestical creature being gunned down makes this video hit hard. I’m so encapsulated learning about our history. It’s our duty to learn about who we are and where we are from. We must Take back the power from those evil bastards who pulled the trigger.

[davidwilliams]

Fantastic to watch this aftsr the recent killing of a majestic white stag. A very sigificant and symbolic sad event.

[fangsandfolklore]

Fascinating, thank you. The white stag is a representation of the gods.

[C.S.T]

thank you so much for sharing this in memory of the White Stag of Bootle, Liverpool - cruel bustards....

[zoemlk]

Again our dwindling pubs are often called the White Hart showing the importance of this otherworldly animal that carries over to modern times although village pubs are closing or becoming the same as same as chains which is a huge shame. We are so diverse in our county's and countries of the Isles

[EatBakeSing]

Actually had to watch this a second time... Made me cry - it is so beautiful and ethereal 💚

[ameriaryan]

I'm an American, and not even Anglo, but always feel like these are stories of my folk. I am of Scandinavian descent. This story has integrated parts from others you have made. Makes everything come full circle. Thanks for these videos.

[amandawritesabook]

Thanks for this video! I saw a white stag in the yard across from my house yesterday as I was leaving to take my son to school. It was absolutely stunning. The stag looked otherworldly and I can understand how it would seem like a messenger from another realm.

[atsukorichards]

Very nice stories told by your soothing voice. The white stag (白鹿) can be a messenger from the gods in my country, Japan.

[jaimehudson]

I fear for the policeman who pulled that trigger in Liverpool, I really do. I would have refused to shoot it if I were them. I fear that great misfortune and even death may come to them! It's more than symbolic, it's a sign of the times we live in. I believe the animal was bringing us news from the otherworld, saying that it's ok now to follow our own path, and not follow the herd. As a Pagan man, I see it as the opening of the time of the great hunt, a time of harvest and prosperity as we enter the cold half of the year. I see it as great hope for the dark half of the year and that we must stay firmly on our path, a Pagan path of love and loving nature. This white stag lives on in the otherworld.

[veronicaevans]

Was waiting for a rebroadcast of this video. When I heard the news from Liverpool I felt the same as when Notra Dame was burning . Signs and portents.

[ShamrockNRoller]

That's exactly why I've used it as my icon picture for years. I hope you're doing well, friend.