For questions on a type of mythical creatures found in European folklore. They are generally human in appearance and capable of magic, but exact definitions and forms vary from tradition to tradition. Their names are alternative spelt fay, fae, faerie or fairy.
Questions tagged [fairies]
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What do faeries do with kidnapped human children?
Fairies -- sidhe, elves (not the Tolkien type), fairy folk etc -- have the bad habit of replacing human babies with their own for whatever reason, creating changelings ("children that have been changed, replaced"). A changeling grows among humans…
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Who was the Erlking?
I know he was the king of the fairies but what was his purpose and how did he rule?
I looked him up on google, but none of my searches made any sense.
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What is the earliest example of the tiny, insect-winged fairy archetype?
I was surprised to find that this particular question is difficult to Google. Everyone is familiar with Tinker Bell and Disney's interpretation of her, but was she the first to have these characteristics? The related question on this site, Who and…
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