Fairy Mythology 2: Romance and Superstition of Various Countries

The Fairy world of the British Isles Ireland Southern and Eastern Europe The term Fairy covers all kinds of nature spirits and Elementals all over the world. Not just the tiny sugar sweet creatures hovering around flowers. Thomas Keightley collected an impressive amount of mostly European and nowadays often extinct folklorist data on these invisible realms inhabitants and compiled these in Fairy Mythology (1870).In its revised edition this massive work of over 800 pages is republished in two volumes to meet modern reading standards. Volume 1 covers Scandinavia Iceland Feroer the Orkneys Shetland Islands Rugen Germany and Switserland.Volume 2 deals with Great Britain the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands England Wales the Isle of Man Brittany France Greece Italy Spain stories of the Finns and Slavonic people and some Jewish and African Fairy-lore. We encounter Fairies in many varieties Pixies Brownies Leprechauns Chancelings the Boggard Puck the Phynodderee Kobold Urisk Korrigen the Korred Tylwyth Teg and more. Just like volume 1 volume 2 displays a precious collection of ancient folklore directly based on the realm of the hidden Elemental nature.Preview of high quality layout on www.vamzzz.com