- Ercildoune, Thomas of
- An English nobleman who is said to sleep with his knights in a cavern in Eildon Hill. Fod details of similar stories See Sleeping Princes.
Who’s Who in non-classical mythology . John Keegan. 2014.
Ercildoune, Thomas of
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