Famous Faeries

Morgan Le Fay was a malign fairy or sorceress who appeared in many guises throughout Arthurian legend. Aka : Dame d’Avalon, Morgane, Morgaine, Morgana Race : Fea Element : Water, Fire and Air Origin Morgane has often been compared with the goddess Modron, a figure derived from the continental Dea Matrona, featured with some frequency … Read more

In the legends of Charlemagne, Oberon was said to be the son of Caesar and the Lady of the Hidden Island. He was the father of Robin Goodfellow, who later fostered the race of mischievous sprites called Pechs or Pucks. The legend of Huon of Bordeaux told that Oberon was the King of the large, … Read more

Fairy godmother : In fairy tales, a fairy godmother is a fairy with magical powers who acts as a mentor or parent to someone, in the role that an actual godparent was expected to play in many societies. There are present in Charles Perrault’s Cinderella, Dickens’ The Magic Fishbone and many more. Abonde — Dame … Read more

Gwynn ap Nudd is regarded as the king of the Tylwyth Teg, the fairies of Welsh lore and the leader of the Welsh Wild Hunt. According to Culhwch and Olwen, Culhwch was a great and famous noble warrior and also part of the hunt for the great boar Twrch Trwyth. Gwyn and Gwythyr also set … Read more

The Cottingley Fairies appear in a series of five photographs taken by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths, two young cousins who lived in Cottingley, near Bradford in England. In 1917, when the first two photographs were taken, Elsie was 16 years old and Frances was 10. One showed Frances resting by a waterfall while a … Read more

The tooth fairy is a legendary fairy who gives a child money or a gift in exchange for his tooth (also known as a deciduous or milk tooth) that has fallen out. Custom When a child loses one of its milk teeth, it is put in a safe place (usually under the child’s pillow, but … Read more

Tinker Bell (sometimes spelled as Tinkerbell, also referred to as Tink for short), is a fictional character from J. M. Barrie’s 1904 play and 1911 novel Peter and Wendy. She has appeared in multiple film and television adaptations of the Peter Pan stories, in particular the 1953 animated Walt Disney picture Peter Pan. Tinkerbell was … Read more

Aka : Melusine, Serpentine Race : Dragoness, Fea, Water nymph Origin : France, Germany, Switzerland Melusina is a famous nymph that married the heir of the Lusignan family in France and gave birth to eight children with animal marks on their bodies. Description:  Because of a curse placed upon her mother, Melusine is born to … Read more