ANGELS, DEMONS & THE OTHERWORLD · LESSON 6 OF 13 · 15 MIN
The Good Folk — Fairy Lore
What British and Irish tradition actually says about fairies, and the old etiquette.
Forget glittering winged sprites — that image is largely Victorian. In the older folklore of Britain and Ireland, the fairies are powerful, ambiguous neighbours: beautiful and dangerous, generous and vengeful, living alongside humans in the hills, wells and wild places.