...e backward feet and the fierce protectiveness toward the forest and forest creatures.
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The '''Heinzelmännchen''' are a race of fairy creatures similar to [[kobold]]s appearing in a tale connected with the city of Colog
...lated into English by Thomas Keightley and published 1828 in his book "The Fairy Mythology". In 1836 the painter and poet August Kopisch published a famous
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The '''nagumwasuck''' are fairy creatures known in the foklore of the Passamaquoddy indian tribe.
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Mothers had to take precautions not to leave their babies unattended in fairy country as Bendith were particularly ready to steal small children and repl
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...the Philippines. The term may also apply more broadly to all sort sort of fairy races (elves, goblins, pixies, brownies, leprechauns...).
Duende are believed to be ugly creatures of a small stature wearing big hats. They are usually more heard than seen
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...ries of their adventures at sea. Since life at sea can be rather dull, all creatures - real, mythical, and in between - eventually became the center of rather g
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'''Spriggan''' is a fairy creature from Cornish and British folk tales.
They form part of the fairy bodyguard as described by Bottrell and Hunt. They caused mischief to those
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...'''Baavan Shee''' or '''The White Woman of the Scottish Highlands''', is a fairy [[Vampire]] who appears to men taking a the form of a beautiful woman in or
The words ''baobhan sith'' (pronounced baa'-van shee) stand for ''fairy woman'' in Scottish Gaelic.
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'''Grogochs''' are fairy creatures in Irish folklore.
Some say that Grogochs were originally half human, half-fairy aborigines who came from Kintyre in Scotland to settle in Ireland.
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A bogle is often confused with its many closely-related Scottish legendary creatures, such as the better known [[Boggart]]. It is also considered to be involved
...thouse describes those of north Lancashire and Cumbria as ‘spine-chilling’ creatures, which could appear as ‘a light, a ball of fire, a ghostly shape, a phant
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''Leanhuan Shee'' or ''Leanhuan Sidhe'' stands for ''fairy mistress''.
...he inspiration of poets, but both names mean the ''fairy sweetheart'' or ''fairy mistress'', so they are easily confused.
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...'', "the people's puff of wind". It is also occasionally called a "furl of fairy wind".
When dust or straw is bourne aloft by swirls of eddy winds, it may be the fairy court travelling. It can be dangerous when encountered at night, for these
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...akespeare's influence, later fiction has often used the name "Titania" for fairy queen characters.
In traditional folklore, the fairy queen has no name. Shakespeare took the name 'Titania' from Ovid's '’Meta
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'''Hobyahs''' are cannibalistic [[goblin]]s that appear in English fairy tales.
While the creatures are not described, Hobyahs appear to be humanoid beings, most like goblins.
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The term '''sprite''' is a broad term referring to a number of monstrous creatures. The term is generally used in reference to fairies, like the [[elf]] or [
...in modern English is rarely used in reference to spirits or other mythical creatures.
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...d by a hunter, as well as they could fly with [[ghost]]s, [[witch]]es or [[Fairy|fairies]], depending on the related folklore, yet hunting for souls.
...Fairy|fairies]], such as [[Gwyn ap Nudd]], leader of the [[Tylwyth Teg]] [[Fairy|fairies]], who was said to lead the Hunt in Wales and the West of England.
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