Surf these sites: All About Fairies -- characteristics, names, holidays, fairy flowers and plants, fairy magic, fairies around the world, fairy lore At the Edge: Fairies and their kin -- by Bob Trubshaw. What are fairies?’ and ‘What is the difference between fairies and goblins, pixies, brownies, elves, gnomes, elementals and a whole host of other ‘little folk’?’ And, as if the answers to these two questions aren’t tricky enough, what is the difference between fairies (and their ilk) and a whole range of other fleetingly-seen ‘supernatural’ events such as ghosts, will o’the wisps, earthlights, or even – and the similarities are greater than you might think – UFOs and ‘alien abductions’? At the Edge: Hollow Hills -- by Jeremy Harte. The meaning of barrows and the so called Hollow Hills where the faery dwell At the Edge: Lost in faery -- Wandering in the magical thorn thickets of the mind by Elisabeth Oakland At the Edge: Medieval fairies: Now you see them, now you don''t -- by Jeremy Harte. The origin of fairies is amongst the most discussed questions of folklore - a good introduction to the subject Changeling Legends from the British Isles -- Edited by D. L. Ashliman. Very good selection of the original texts. Faerie Encyclopedia -- Established in May 1995, and is one of the most comprehensive faerie sites, with a lot of information on faerie types, lore, poetry and literature. Includes discussion board to ask and answer questions on the fey. Faery Names -- Overview and origins of the names given to faeries in different cultures Faery Realm -- This site explores tales and lore surrounding faeries. This site is unique from other sites in that explores similar tales of these magical beings from other cultures. Parts of this site are still under development. Fairies -- Belief in such mythical beings seems common in rural peoples around the world. Occasionally, a city slicker who should know better is duped into believing in fairies. Sceptical view of fairies from the Skeptics Dictionary. Field Guide to Irish Faries -- "a reflection on some creatures of Irish myth which may not be entirely fictional - animations and Real Audio." Gutnish folklore -- General information on Gutnish folklore and fairy-faith on the island of Gotland (now a province of Sweden). Irish Fairy Folk -- The Irish peasants left to fend for themselves in a world dominated by a corrupted church,oppressive landlords and an absence of local government and medicine turned to their own imaginations to understand and order the world around them-to make their peasant culture work. Images from the ancient tales combined with observations -the wind in the winter forest-the Banshee- helped them to explain natural occurrences. You too should know them when you meet them! Irish Folklore -- This page will include general information about Fairies and specific information about the following Leprechaus and Cluricauns Italian Faery -- This is an Italian Wicca site but this page contains some good glossary types descriptions of Italian faery''s Lavendise -- A center for networking Fae all over the world and for self-discovery. Little Mos''-Woman : The Story of a (Fairy-)Tale -- In the summer of 1977 I spent some time at Sukyrja village in the north-western corner of a Mansi (Vogul) area, recording a considerable number of local fairy-tales and folk songs ... Rob''s Field Guide to the Faeries -- In the forest are many small creatures that are usually hidden from the eyes of Humans. They are always keeping out of sight, but sometimes small children claim to be able to see these tiny beings we call faeries, and I have collected descriptions and pictures from the tales small children who have now become old and wise have told. Seelie Court, Unseelie Court -- In Scotland faeries were divided into the Seelie Court and Unseelie Court depending on whether or no they were kind. The Seelie Court is where all good faeries such as brownies are while redcaps belong to the Unseelie Court. Seelie is an old Saxon for "blessed" which is what they tend to do. Covers many fairy types, their names and characteristics. The Tooth Fairy - a skeptical analysis -- The Tooth Fairy myth examined and possibly explained? Tir Nan Og -- Faerie lore from mythology and literature traditions Tir Nan Og--Land of the Irish Faerie -- Enter the Land of Tir Nan Og, Eternal Youth and Beauty--home of the Irish Fairy Folk. With plentiful illustrations and information of this Otherworld realm. Tumuli, Tumps, Humps and other Bumps -- The fairy folk were once believed to live inside hills. People believed that those who were out late at night might hear the sounds of revelry coming from inside fairy hills. Those who went inside and feasted with the fairies might stay only for a day, but when they came forth into the sunlight they found a hundred years had passed. An illustrated essay on some of these fairy haunts. What the garden didn''t attract (or Herbal Folklore 101) -- What flowers do and don''t attract faery''s - herbal folklore White Dragon Magazine -- Several excellent articles on faerie lore including: Entertaining Faerie : British Faeries and their Habitats By Gordon the Toad
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