Faeries, Folk Songs, Living Myth, Mythology, Prophecies
Was he a man, a myth, or a little of both? The name Thomas the Rhymer carries the weight of a real 13th-century Scot and the shimmer of a tale that will not fade. He lived near the Eildon Hills, and later generations swore he spoke only the truth. In songs and stories, he vanishes with the Fairy Queen and returns with a tongue that cannot lie.