09/05/2026
Let's talk about~ ✨🧚🏻♀️The Fae 🧚🏻♀️✨
The Fae are ancient beings from Celtic, Norse & Western European Folklore & Mythology.
The Fae—also known as fairies, faeries, or the Fair Folk—are an ancient and very diverse group of supernatural, magical beings rooted in folklore across Europe & Scandinavia.
They are not a single species, but a broad category for non-human entities linked to mythology.
What Are the Fae Like? Let's delve in!
Appearance*
Traditional folklore describes the Fae as human-sized or varying greatly in shape, rather than simply tiny, winged creatures.
The modern concept of the tiny fairy comes from the children's stories primarily from the Victorian Era.
Where do they dwell & what are they like?
They are thought to be neither purely good nor evil, but are bound by strict, often strange rules, bargains, & taboos.
Where do they live?
They live in the "Otherworld," a parallel realm only accessible through natural and liminal spaces like hills, fairy mounds, ancient barrows, caves, rocks, waterways and deep forests.
What are their traditions & types?
Aos Sí~
In Irish , Norse & Western European mythology, these are the "people of the fairy mounds," considered immortal ancestors or nature spirits.
How are they structured?
Seelie and Unseelie Courts~
Scottish folklore divides the Fae into the Seelie Court consider kind, helpful & natural. Helpful & protective. An example would be protecting your home from negative energies or healing your crops & sick animals.
The Unseelie Court ~ are the dark, mischievous & even dangerous kind. Examples would be stealing children. Attacking your animals, breaking your belongings or making you sickly. What are the elementals?
Mythology states they are considered to be household spirits like brownies, nature guardians like dryads, and elemental beings tied to earth, air, fire, and water.
In Norse Mythology they are called the 'Landvettir' and are thought to live in caves, rocks, mounds, waterways, trees, barns & even in homes. These beings are honored and feared!
If you wanted a good & bountiful crop or healthy animals you would gift offerings to these beings to appease them.
Beings considered to be of The Fae*
Faeries, gnomes, elves, sprites, mermaids, unicorns, dragons & dwarves.
Have you ever seen a Fae?
Have you ever found a Faery Circle?