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Fairies: The Complete Guide to the Fae, Their Courts and the Folklore of the Otherworld

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Fairies: The Complete Guide to the Fae, Their Courts and the Folklore of the Otherworld

The Fair Folk, Their Courts and the Perilous Otherworld

The complete guide to the fairy faith: the fair folk of Celtic and European belief, the courts of the Otherworld, the changelings and the rules of fairyland, and a folklore that was never really meant for children.

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What you will read

  • 11 chapters, primary sources
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  • Original ink illustrations
  • The fairy faith as people actually held it
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  1. 01Not the Fairies You Think
  2. 02Who Are the Fair Folk? Theories of Their Origin
  3. 03The Tuatha De Danann: Gods Under the Hill
  4. 04The Seelie and Unseelie Courts
  5. 05Trooping Fairies and Solitary Fairies
  6. 06Changelings: The Stolen Child
  7. 07Taken: Mortals in Fairyland
  8. 08The Rules: Iron, Names, Food and Thanks
  9. 09Brownies, Pixies and the Household Spirits
  10. 10Fairy Encounters and the Witnesses Who Swore to Them
  11. 11The Shrinking of the Fairies

About this book

About this Mythical Creatures mythology guide

Before they shrank into winged sprites, the fair folk were a hidden race you took precautions against. This is the complete guide to fairies, their courts and the perilous Otherworld.

The fairies were not small, and they were not safe. Before they shrank into flower-sized sprites with gauze wings, the fair folk were a real and serious presence in the lives of the people who believed in them: a hidden race who lived under the hills, who stole babies and brides, who could bless a farm or blight it, and whom you did not name aloud if you could help it. The fairy faith was one of the most widespread folk beliefs in Europe, and it was a faith you took precautions against.

This is the complete guide to the fairies. The Tuatha De Danann of Ireland, the old gods driven under the hills; the Seelie and Unseelie courts of Scotland; the changelings left in the cradle and the mortals carried off to dance for a hundred years; the brownies, pixies, pucks and the whole household of British folklore; and the law of fairyland, the rules about iron, food, names and thanks that kept a person safe.

The book takes the fairy faith as seriously as the people who held it did, drawing on the ballads, the folklore archives and the early accounts, with every chapter citing its sources.

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What you will discover inside

  • Why the fairy faith was a real and serious belief, not a story for children
  • The Tuatha De Danann, the old Irish gods who became the fairies
  • The Seelie and Unseelie courts and the rank of fairyland
  • Changelings: why a sick or strange child was thought to be a fairy
  • The rules that kept you safe: iron, names, and never saying thank you
  • How the dangerous fae of folklore became Victorian flower-fairies

Mythical Creatures mythology book at a glance

TraditionMythical Creatures mythology
Chapters11 chapters
Length180 pages
SourcesDrawn from the primary sources, cited inline
Reading levelBeginner-friendly. Every name and place is explained from scratch
FormatPrint-quality PDF
DeliveryPDF within 24 hours

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About the author

Guillaume Henry, founder of Mythologis

Guillaume Henry

Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Mythologis

Guillaume Henry founded Mythologis to make the world's mythologies readable without losing what makes them strange. Every Mythologis book draws on the primary sources first, cross-references multiple translations, and avoids inventing details that aren't in the originals.

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Questions about the Mythical Creatures mythology book

When will I receive my PDF?

Within 24 hours of purchase. Your download link arrives in your inbox automatically.

Is this folklore or fantasy fiction?

Folklore. This is the fairy faith as people actually held it across Ireland, Scotland, Wales and beyond, not the fairies of modern fantasy, though the last chapter traces how one became the other.

Is this book based on primary sources?

Yes. It draws on the medieval Irish texts on the Tuatha De Danann, the Scottish ballads and the account of Robert Kirk, and the great folklore collections of Yeats, Evans-Wentz and others, with references to the standard editions.

How long is the book?

Eleven chapters, around 180 pages depending on the final layout.

Will there be a paperback on Amazon?

The PDF is available immediately. A KDP paperback edition follows once the book has been validated by readers.

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