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Fairies, particularly those of Irish, English, Scottish and Welsh folklore, have been classified in a variety of ways. Classifications – which most often come from scholarly analysis, and may not always accurately reflect local traditions – typically focus on behavior or physical characteristics.[1]

  1. ^ Green, Richard Firth (2016). Elf Queens and Holy Friars: Fairy Beliefs and the Medieval Church. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 3–4.

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Classifications of fairies

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Fairies, particularly those of Irish, English, Scottish and Welsh folklore, have been classified in a variety of ways. Classifications – which most often...

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Fairy tale

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the exclusion of "fairies" from the definition, defining fairy tales as stories about the adventures of men in Faërie, the land of fairies, fairytale princes...

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Fairy

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land of Fairy.[citation needed] A recurring motif of legends about fairies is the need to ward off fairies using protective charms. Common examples of such...

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Hobgoblin

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condenses the events of the series to one film, Hogsqueal is voiced by Seth Rogen.[citation needed] Briggs, M.K. (1976). Origins of Fairies. Scott, Charles...

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Leprechaun

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of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures. New York: Pantheon, 1978. Croker, T. C. Fairy Legends and Traditions of the...

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Nymph

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Study of Fairy Tales. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Briggs, Katharine Mary (1976). "Euphemistic names for fairies". An Encyclopedia of Fairies. New...

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Incubus

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11, 2011. Mack, Dinah, Mack, Carol K. (1999), A Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels and Other Subversive Spirits, p. 209, Henry Holt and Company...

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List of beings referred to as fairies

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equivalent of fairies. Pillywiggins are tiny goblins and fairies, guardians of the flora, mentioned in English and Irish folklore. An alux is a type of sprite...

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Korrigan

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Lamia Lamia (Basque mythology) Vila (fairy) Leprechaun Lilith Pixie Tréo-Fall Theresa Bane, Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology, p205...

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Bugbear

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Press. ISBN 0-19-861186-2. Briggs, Katherine M. (1976). A Dictionary of Fairies. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin. p. 52. ISBN 0-14-004753-0. Bond, R...

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Fairy Queen

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In folklore and literature, the Fairy Queen or Queen of the Fairies is a female ruler of the fairies, sometimes but not always paired with a king. Depending...

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Sluagh

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the Slaughs are little peoples that lives in the Basement. Fairy Classifications of fairies Restless ghost Wild Hunt Santa Compaña MacKillop 2004, s.v...

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Imp

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the same as fairies', and in some cultures they are considered the same beings, both sharing the same sense of free spirit and enjoyment of all things...

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Spriggan

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of a band of spriggans by turning her clothing inside-out (turning clothing supposedly being as effective as holy water or iron in repelling fairies)...

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Seelie

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go Dwt" was a corruption of English fairy names featuring the syllable "tot" (such as Tom Tit Tot). Classifications of Fairies "SND: Seil". Dsl.ac.uk....

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Fairy godmother

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with spinning. In the tales of précieuses and later successors, the fairy godmother acts in a manner atypical of fairies in actual folklore belief; they...

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Billy Blind

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appears as a fictional fairy based on the same name character, where he gives advice to Nell. Katharine Briggs, An Encyclopedia of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Brownies...

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Goblin

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Gobel. Franklin, Anna (2002). "Goblin", The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fairies. London: Paper Tiger. ISBN 1-84340-240-8. p. 108 Promey, Sally M. (2014)...

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Redcap

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the village of Zennor in Cornwall fairies were often referred to as "red-caps" (including the more benevolent trooping fairies) because of their fondness...

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Tooth fairy

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Guardians of Childhood features Toothiana, a half-human tooth fairy resembling a Kinnari operating out of South Asia. She and a vast legion of mini fairies (depicted...

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Sylph

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Armitage. Because of their association with the ballet La Sylphide, where sylphs are identified with fairies and the medieval legends of fairyland, as well...

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Fairy ring

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fairies enjoy dancing around the hawthorn tree so that fairy rings often centre on one. One resident of Balquhidder, Scotland, said that the fairies sit...

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Grindylow

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Frederick Warne and Co. p. 53. Briggs, Katharine (1976). An Encyclopedia of Fairies. Pantheon Books. p. 206. ISBN 0394409183. Wright, Elizabeth Mary (1913)...

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Banshee

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2020 Dictionary of the Irish Language: síd, síth: "a fairy hill or mound" and ben Briggs, Katharine (1976). An Encyclopedia of Fairies. Pantheon Books...

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Irish folklore

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(see Classifications of fairies). However, Irish fairies are typically divided into two main categories: the fairy race and the solitary fairies. The...

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Coblyn

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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fairies. London: Paper Tiger. ISBN 1-84340-240-8. p. 108 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English v t e v t e...

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Barghest

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(1923). Whitby Lore and Legend. Briggs, Katharine (1976). An Encyclopedia of Fairies. Pantheon Books. pp. 16–17. ISBN 0394409183. "Barghest". www.d20srd.org...

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Thumbelina

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Naughty Boy" and "The Travelling Companion" in the second installment of Fairy Tales Told for Children. Thumbelina is about a tiny girl and her adventures...

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