![]() ![]() Across these varied source types, angels appeared to defend Christians, but also to offer instruction or to cast judgement on sinners. Despite Protestant unease, depictions of angels remained after the Reformation and there persisted cases of individuals who claimed to have met with angels. Stories of angelic visitations circulated angels appeared in pageants and songs and they had a significant visual presence, ornamenting church walls, gravestones, prayer books and shop signs. Prior to the Reformation, angels had a prominent place in Scottish culture. ![]() But angels had a range of roles in early modern society, and might be every bit as frightening as they were consoling. Scholars working on England have tended to underline angels’ protective functions, depicting them as a ‘comforting’ presence in popular culture. This chapter discusses conceptions of angels in early modern Scotland. ![]()
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