Category Archives: Fairies

Fairies at the bottom of the garden

In those tame squares of nature attached to our homes fairies have sometimes been seen Continue reading

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Were fairies extraterrestrials?

A 19th century fairy sighting from North Wales has parallels with modern UFO encounters Continue reading

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The Secret Commonwealth

A 17th century Scottish minister claimed to be on intimate terms with the fairies Continue reading

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What are fairies?

An overview of one of the richest aspects of British folklore Continue reading

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Guardians of the burial mounds

‘Barrow-wights’, horrible creatures that haunt ancient barrows in Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’, have their antecedents in British folklore Continue reading

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The haunted stone circle – fairies or ghosts?

Mystery of the prehistoric ritual site at Avebury is heightened by an apparition seen among the stones Continue reading

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