What are faeries and where do they come from?

The words 'fey' and 'faerie' come from the French and started to replace the Old English 'Elf'
during the Tudor period. Spenser and Shakespeare popularised the change.Norse mythology relates
how the maggots emerging from the corpse of the giant Ymir transformed themselves into the Light
Elves and the Dark Elves. Light elves, living in the air, are benign, happy creatures, but the
dark elves, whose domains are the underground regions, are swarthy, evil and blighting.

There are many names that faeries go by;Faeire, fey, fay, the gentry, the good people, the good neighbors,
the people of peace, the fair family, the twylyth teg, pixies,
piskies, the daione o'sidhe, the sith, the seely court.

There are many different type of faerie creatures and each of these are in their own family group.
inhabiting their own earthly elements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AIR SPIRITS
Air faeries are a large but mixed group. The air is their only natural element.
Types of Air faeries
Slyphs- are intelligent , distinct class and varied origin.
Clouds- they are part water part air,their size varies but basically they have
large, bulky forms and cloud-like hair streaming behind them.
Storms-they are small, 4 to 5 feet high , They seldome come down to earth level
and are seen mainly in great troops high up in the sky. They have intelligenence
of a high order and are close to the Sylphs in nature. They work under the direction
of angels. They are superior to cloud fairies and direct them.

 

WATER SPIRITS
Swimming in the rivers and streams, unseen by most, are the Water Faeries. They can be
 heard singing quietly at night, but only if they aren't aware that you are near. They
 specialise in healing and defensive powers.

FIRE SPIRITS
Fire Faeries are mischievous urchins that inhabit the hotter realms of Neopia. They love
nothing better than playing tricks and causing havoc wherever they go. If you want a strong
creature in combat then visit these Faeries, as they can grant many battle magics

 

EARTH SPIRITS
There are two groups of earth faeries.Above ground and underground faeries. On the surface these
have physical bodies such as wood faeries and garden faeries.The underground faeries would be
known as the great rock faeries or tree spirits also known as Gnomes.

 

 

                    

 

 

FAVORITE PLANTS AND HERBS OF THE FAE
Mistletoe, Foxglove, Jasmine, Primrose,
Cowslip, Tulip, Straw, Strawberries, Dates,
 and Poinsettias.

 

 

Recommended books about Faeries

"Faery Reality"

 

" The Faeries Oracle"

 

 

" Faeries"

 

 

It is said to summon a faerie to your home recite the following

" I believe in faeries
such as death"
"Gladflykins, Gladtrypins"
"Gutterpuss and Cass"
"Come to me faerie
each ladd and lass"

 

Great Faery Encyclopedia link;

http://www.ladyoftheearth.com/faeries/encyclopedia.txt