Tag Archives: British fairylore

Top 10 Fairy Sites: 10-6

Posted on March 14, 2011 by admin

JANET BORD is an expert on British fairylore and and I can heartily recommend her Traveller’s Guide to Fairy Sites (Gothic Image 2004). Janet has prepared a Top 10 of her favourite fairy-haunted sites (although with some difficulty) and I … Continue reading →

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Having a drink with the fairies

Posted on December 28, 2008 by admin

There are several legends of travellers stealing drinking vessels from the little people – and one about a golden cup stolen from a Druid. Two of these magic cups are now treasures in our national museums. Continue reading →

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Who’s that knocking?

Posted on May 26, 2008 by admin

Cornish tin miners believed they worked side by side with ‘knockers’, a species of subterranean fairy who could lead them to rich deposits of ore. Continue reading →

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Fairies at the bottom of the garden

Posted on May 9, 2008 by admin

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

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Were fairies extraterrestrials?

Posted on May 9, 2008 by admin

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

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The Secret Commonwealth

Posted on May 9, 2008 by admin

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

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What are fairies?

Posted on May 9, 2008 by admin

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

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