The Legend Behind Thestrals  An original editorial by Leah
While browsing the local bookstore, I wandered over to the myths
and folklore section and spied the Celtic section. I have a
particular interest in Celtic legends and the like, being a
Tolkien fan, and picked up a thick volume labeled Celtic Myths
and Legends by Peter Berresford Ellis**, and flipped through it.
As I worked my way to the back of the book, one word caught my
eye: kestrel.  Now, kestrel is very similar to thestral, so I
stopped and read a few lines of the page, and my interest was
piqued even more. The story also involved a horse. More excited,
I read the beginning of the story and was delighted to find that
said horse resembled a thestral greatly, in that it was skeletal
and had a keen ability to transport its owner to places far away
by magic.  The story is called "N'oun Doare," which translates
to "I don't know" in the Breton language. It tells the tale of
the typical king and queen who cannot bear a child, and
miraculously obtain on