In the Land of Fairies

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Ronald Hutton, "The Making of the Early Modern British Fairy Tradition", Historical Journal 57(4), 1135–57 a b Silver, Carole B. (1999) Strange and Secret Peoples: Fairies and Victorian Consciousness. Oxford University Press. p. 47 ISBN 0-19-512199-6. Interestingly, there seems to be some overlap between the fae and ancient ancestors. Some of the burial mounds where we’ve found human remains are also associated with the fae. And still some mythical figures in Ireland, like Queen Medb for example, are purportedly buried in a fairy mound. And with Queen Medb specifically, she crosses over from mythical queen to fairy queen to goddess. So it begs to question, were the fairies our ancestors’ spirits or vice versa? But I don’t want to confuse you, so let’s keep talking about places to find fairies. The Celtic Otherworld There have been claims by people in the past, like William Blake, to have seen fairy funerals. Allan Cunningham in his Lives of Eminent British Painters records that William Blake claimed to have seen a fairy funeral:

In Smith of Wootton Major, Smith travels to Faery because he swallowed a star at the Feast of Good Children as a child. The star somehow attaches itself to his forehead at age ten and allows him to travel to the land of Faery. He goes there to adventure throughout his life and meets the Queen of Faery. The King of Fairyland holds a contest to find who can come up with the most useful idea – a prize will be given to the winner. Everyone is told about it excepting for ugly old Bufo the Toad who lives on the edge of Fairyland. In Celtic mythology, there’s another place parallel to ours, or sometimes underneath ours, called the Otherworld. The fae folk are often featured in myths about the Otherworld. In the Silver Gadelica, Teigue takes a journey across the sea (an Immramma) and meets the fairy queen Cliodhna in the Celtic Otherworld. In fact, many of the myths about the Celtic Otherworld tell us that it’s a land through the mist and/or across the ocean. And that it’s often a place made up of many mystical islands…similar to earth yet different. It’s a beautiful place, and sometimes a terrifying place, filled with wonders, healing trees, and fairies. But it can also prove dangerous and be a horrible place filled with monsters. This truly depends on the myth and whose journey it is. Many believe the Celtic Otherworld is also where we go when we die. The Rollarounds ( Land of Tiddlywinks) might be cousins of the Hoo-Moo-Loos because they are very similar ball-like creatures. The Hoo-Moo-Loos are to be found in The Green Goblin Book (Later - Feefo, Tuppeny and Jinks), which came out about ten years after this one. The king o fairy with his rout': Fairy Magic in the Literature of Late Medieval Britain–By Hannah Priest". September 8, 2011.Surely the fae have their likes and dislikes, just like us, right? Of course! In fact, there are certain things they adore and will reward humans for. And also things they despise and will punish humans for. Another online source or witchy blog claims fairies “hate dirt” or “hate to be dirty”, this is an over-generalization. It depends on the type of fairy and the habitat in which they manifest. For instance, the kobold requires cleanliness but enjoys aiding in the cleaning process. So you wouldn’t want your house too clean, or the kobold might bolt. But what about a ballybog? The fae folk that live in the bogs? They’re known to be smelly and caked in plant matter and mud. The point is – don’t assume because one fairy likes something the other does too. Warding Fae: Iron, Bells, and Herbs Lord Dunsany's The King of Elfland's Daughter has Elfland, the realm of The Fair Folk where time does not pass and the world works very differently. All-Star Comics: The Justice Society of America find themselves dealing with faeries in their own land which apparently exists in another dimension and intersects with Earth every thousand years. The Staryk King's land in Spinning Silver. It is a land of Endless Winter, because the Staryk themselves are ice elves who can't bear heat. They follow an incredibly rigid code of I Gave My Word dealmaking, and Miryem the mortal becomes able to do magic by thrice achieving an impossible task. When Miryem asks about the lands beyond the Staryk mountain, it's implied that there are even greater and more dangerous creatures in the wilderness beyond. The only way into the kingdom are through the ice roads laid by the Staryk (which shift to whatever part of the mortal world they need to access) and the abandoned cottage of a long-ago witch who used to escape there when she needed a vacation from people seeking favors. Your garden is thriving! Flowers are blooming earlier than expected OR seem to have burst forth overnight

In the modern era, C. S. Lewis writes about the possibility of fairies being real in “The Longaevi” (the "Long-livers" or "Long Lived Ones") in his book The Discarded Image. Lewis also shared this account of comments by J. R. R. Tolkien within a letter to Arthur Greeves (22 June 1930):The Land of Oz, from L. Frank Baum's books, is another of the most famous and influential examples. The rule about what happens when you eat the food in a Fairyland has been suggested by fans as the reason Dorothy must keep returning to Oz on a regular basis, ultimately moving there, permanently. Carole G. Silver, Strange and Secret Peoples: Fairies and Victorian Consciousness (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999)

Latinate fay is not related the Germanic fey (from Old English fǣġe), meaning 'fated to die'. [4] Yet, this unrelated Germanic word fey may have been influenced by Old French fae (fay or fairy) as the meaning had shifted slightly to 'fated' from the earlier 'doomed' or 'accursed'. [5] King James I, in his dissertation Daemonologie, stated the term "faries" referred to illusory spirits (demonic entities) that prophesied to, consorted with, and transported the individuals they served; in medieval times, a witch or sorcerer who had a pact with a familiar spirit might receive these services. [25] In the 1691 The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies, Reverend Robert Kirk, minister of the Parish of Aberfoyle, Stirling, Scotland, wrote: Lewis Carroll created two of these. Wonderland from the Alice books is, of course, the most famous and influential Fairyland in English Literature. He expanded on the concept in Sylvie and Bruno, with Fairyland and the Outland.

The oldest fairies on record in England were first described by the historian Gervase of Tilbury in the 13th century. [90] The brownies obviously know Betty's rebellious nature and sure enough she takes no heed when she sets out for a stroll and chances to come across the instruction. With a little secret prodding behind the scenes, Betty ends up in Fairyland – a place she views with utter astonishment. There's a market place full of fairies, elves, brownies and gnomes and at first she thinks they're just children dressed up and wishes she had a fancy dress as well. Then, when a gnome offers her a magic spell she becomes a little cross. She tells him there aren't any fairies and of course that's a terrible thing to say in Fairyland of all places. No fairy drops dead though so the Peter Pan quote may apply only to pantomimes but it's certainly very bad manners to say such a thing and it makes the crowd very angry. The call goes out for Giant Putemright who will be asked to take Betty to prison but Betty's not hanging around and she takes to her heels. Boarding a train, she is whisked past fields of flowers and rose gardens and then in he distance she sees a Glittering Palace. Betty's in disgrace so she probably wouldn't have enjoyed the journey as much as we would have, but she sees the sights and even gets to meet the Fairy Queen who's just had the news imparted that Fairyland is hosting a child who doesn't believe in fairies. The Queen is grave and Betty is told that there is no way she can ever leave Fairyland because of her crime. Well ... there is one way.

Bran sees the number of waves beating across the clear sea: I myself sea Mag Mon, Red headed flowers without fault. Sea-horses glisten in the summer, as far as Bran has stretched his glance: rivers pour forth a stream of honey, in the land of Manannan son of Ler.” ~ The Voyage of Bran mac Febal to the Land of the Living, circa 900 AD In the Home Others are mischievous. They delight in misleading travelers or luring them into exhausting dances that go one for days. They also like to taunt domestic animals, pinching horses to make them gallop, stealing milk from cows, and playing cat-and-mouse with cats. The fae folk may also be a type of guardian spirit called an elemental. Elementals are spirits of nature – the actual consciousness of the land, trees, rivers, mountains, etc. Perhaps the fae are simply that – nature spirits. But again, I think there’s much more to the fae than meets the eye. The fae are typically found in wild, unspoiled places like the forest, mountains, creeks, etc. Where to Find The Fae Folk Probably the easiest (and most beneficial) fae to work with are the flower garden variety. These include pixies. The easiest way to attract them is by building and maintaining a garden. Add flowers, particularly native flowers, to your garden and make it a safe haven for pollinators. It’s almost natural, once the bees, butterflies, birds and moths arrive, so do the flower faeries. By setting up a specific space for the fae in your garden, you are welcoming them to your space. Make your own fairy houses and furniture, or buy online or at a local craft store. 2. Fairy Libations and OfferingsTír na nÓg is mentioned in The Ancient Magus' Bride when Titania and Oberon appear to meet Elias and Chise. They later visit it, and lose several months of "outside" time over a period of days.