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The term fairy was on occasion applied uniquely to explicit enchanted creatures with human appearance, gifted with mysterious powers, and a propensity for duplicity. At different times it has been utilized to depict any otherworldly creatures, like trolls and elves. It has also been used as an adjective, with a meaning equivalent to "enchanted" or "magical". It is also used as a name for the place these beings come from, the land of Fairy.
The belief in fairies seems to reach back into ancient times, being traceable both in written and oral tradition. Traces stem from the Sanskrit gandharva (semidivine celestial musicians) to the nymphs of the Greeks and Homer, the jinni of Arabic mythology, and other folk characters of the Samoans, Arctic, and other indigenous Americans.
All the more by and large, it concerns most creatures of the folklore of every country in the world that are linked to nature and that were venerated (now and again as genius loci) faithfully before monotheism expansion destroyed local and agnostic beliefs. Fairies are common in literature from the Middle Ages on and appear in the writings of the Italians Matteo Boiardo and Ludovico Ariosto, the English poet Edmund Spenser, the Frenchman Charles Perrault, and the Dane Hans Christian Andersen, among others. Fairy lore is particularly prevalent in Ireland, Cornwall, Wales, and Scotland. Asia, Americas and Africa have their own fairies, sometimes similar to the Little People.
Many races of the fey folk chose to give their services to mankind. These ranged from small, one-time tasks and gifts to daily hard work tilling fields or performing domestic chores. However, several taboos were placed upon the beneficiaries of fairy help and the etiquette should be scrupulously respected. First, thanking or rewarding the fairy … Read more
Friday is the day of the week in which one should always take special precautions against them. For instance, before telling stories of the fairies, one should prefix one’s tales with: “A blessing attend their departing and travelling! This day is friday and they will not hear us.” This helps to ensure that the fairies’ … Read more
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
The 19th century poet, Williams Butler Yeats, wrote two works about Irish fairies The Celtic Twilight (1893, 1902) Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry (1888) In Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry, is not only description of fairies; it is a collection of works, poems and prose, from other authors, such … Read more
Some versions of Irish mythology have the Daoine Sidhe eventually divide into two groups: the Seelie Court and the Unseelie Court. Though this separation is more commonly seen in Scottish mythology, Ireland also adopted this division. The Seelie Court were considered the true aristocrats of the Daoine Sidhe. They were judges, dispensing justice to the … Read more
The Great Tuatha De Danann of Ireland, which is often translated to mean ‘tribe of Danu,’ were the people of the Goddess Danu. The ancient Celts called them the Sidhe, the spirit-race of ancient Ireland. They are the source of the Faery Lineage. According to the traditional history of Ireland, specifically the Mythological Cycle, the … Read more
Y Tylwyth Teg is the most usual Welsh name for fairies, which are also known by the euphemism bendith y mamau [Welsh: mother’s blessings]. Although most stories about y tylwyth teg are recorded from oral tradition, references to them appear in writing as early as Giraldus Cambrensis (c.1146–1223). In distinction from other Celtic fairies, they … Read more