Ho Ho Ho, it’s Faerie Friday! And I tried to find some festive, holiday fae.Nisse/Tomte (Scandinavia): Small, bearded figures associated with the winter solstice, protecting farms and sometimes bringing gifts (or causing trouble) if disrespected, often linked to St. Nicholas. Yule Lads (Iceland): Thirteen mischievous trolls... See More » (4)
It’s Faerie Friday! You ever wonder how ghillie suits got their name?The Ghillie Dhu (or Gille Dubh, meaning "dark lad") is a shy, solitary Scottish Highland fairy, a benevolent woodland spirit known for clothing himself in moss and leaves, guarding lost children, and leading them home safely from the forests,... See More » (3)
It’s Faerie Friday! Last week we met the faerie king, this week make way for the Queen!For many of us today, Titania has become the archetype of the fairy queen, if not of female fairies as a class. Her origins seem to be Elizabethan. In 1590 Edmond Spenser made his Faerie Queen a descendant of Titania, but the character was most... See More » (4)
It’s Faerie Friday! And it’s none other than King Oberon today!Oberon is a legendary king of the fairies, most famously known from William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream, where he is the consort of Queen Titania. Originating in medieval French literature, he is depicted as a powerful, often... See More » (4)
I can’t believe Friday was Faerie Friday and Halloween, and I’m just founding out about Nicneven being a fairy queen and a witch goddess a week later!Though many Faerie queens appear across various different texts and mythologies, none is quite so dark as the character of Nicnevin. The name most likely comes from the Scottish surname 'Neachneohain' meaning "daughters of the divine" or "daughters... See More » (6)
