Fairies

See also:

• Arts: Art History: Periods and Movements: Victorian Genres: Victorian Fairy Painting  (7)
• Arts: Genres: Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes: Fantasy Races and Creatures: Fairies  (44)
• Kids and Teens: Arts: Online Stories: Fairies and Wizards  (18)
• Society: Religion and Spirituality: Pagan: Wicca: Traditions: Faery  (78)

At the Edge: Hollow Hills - - Article by Jeremy Harte on the meaning of the word barrow, and the "Hollow Hills" where the fairy dwell.

At the Edge: Medieval Fairies - Now You See Them, Now You Don't - - Article by Jeremy Harte proposing that the current image of fairies developed from 14th century literature.

Encyclopedia.com: Fairy - - Overview and definition; related articles available.

The Fairy Faith - - Accompanying site to John Walker's documentary exploring the belief in fairies and portraying the people who believe in them.

The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries - - An ethnographic study by W.Y. Evans Wentz (1911), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.

Field Guide to Irish Fairies - - Multimedia website introducing seven different types of Irish fairies.

Fir Darrig's Page - - Faerie realm information about their ways, types, non-types, and international species; personal interests.

Irish Folklore - - Information on Irish fairies, including leprechauns and cluricauns, far darrig, silkies, banshees, and changelings.

Little People - - An encyclopedia of all the different types of little people, from fairies to gnomes.

MSN Learning & Research: Fairy and Fairy Tale - - Encarta Encyclopedia definition and overview.

Pixy Folk - - Traditional stories, places, characters, and belief; comparisons to modern fiction.

The Realm of the Fae - - Encyclopedia categorized by element with illustrations, definitions, and folktales.

Starfire's Twilight Realm - - Personal page of fae classifications, flora, poetry and art.

Timeless Myths: Celtic Mythology: Faeries - - Celtic types and their origins, from the Banshee to the Pooka.

Tumuli, Tumps, Humps and other Bumps - - Neolithic grave mounds in the Cotswolds, once believed to be the abode of fairies.

Urban Fairies and Their Appearance in Ann Arbor - - Jonathan Wright explores the appearance of miniature doors, windows and spaces in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Wikipedia: Fairy - - Encyclopedia article including sections on literature, art, origins and belief sources; name variations.

Legends of the Tooth Fairy - - Article by Tanya Underwood relating to darker beliefs, available with an audio reading. [RealPlayer Required for Audio] (August 23, 2005)

Abducted by the Faeries? - - Article by Jeremy Harte discussing the sources, origins, and meaning of abduction and changeling stories. (1999)

Fairies and their kin - - Article by Bob Trubshaw discussing fairies and the relation with ghosts, earthlights and abductions; links to related articles. (June, 1998)

Dark Green - Some Disturbing Thoughts About Fairies - - Article by Jeremy Harte discussing scholarly and fictional works of fairies in the Victorian Age. (1998)