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Nevertheless, "fairy" has come to be used as a kind of umbrella term in folklore studies, grouping comparable types of supernatural creatures since at least the 1970s. [1] The following list is a collection of individual traditions which have been grouped under the "fairy" moniker in the citation given.
Paige the Pantomime Fairy (US name: Paige the Christmas Play Fairy) 6: Flora the Fancy Dress Fairy (US name: Flora the Dress-Up Fairy) 2007 7: Chrissie the Wish Fairy: 8: Shannon the Ocean Fairy (also re-released as a narwhal special in 2019) 2008 9: Gabriella the Snow Kingdom Fairy: Sue Mongredien 10: Mia the Bridesmaid Fairy: 2009: Rachel ...
Fairy tales are stories that range from those in folklore to more modern stories defined as literary fairy tales. Despite subtle differences in the categorizing of fairy tales, folklore, fables, myths, and legends, a modern definition of the literary fairy tale, as provided by Jens Tismar's monograph in German, [1] is a story that differs "from an oral folk tale" in that it is written by "a ...
A fairy (also fay, fae, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, generally described as anthropomorphic, found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, and French folklore), a form of spirit, often with metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural qualities.
Original book cover from 1915. Little Peter's Journey to the Moon (German Peterchens Mondfahrt) is a fairy tale written by German author and playwright Gerdt von Bassewitz.It was first performed as a play in Leipzig in 1912 and appeared in 1915 as a storybook for children with illustrations by Hans Baluschek.
Diamonds and Toads or Toads and Diamonds is a French fairy tale by Charles Perrault, and titled by him "Les Fées" or "The Fairies". Andrew Lang included it in The Blue Fairy Book. [1] It was illustrated by Laura Valentine in Aunt Louisa's nursery favourite. [2] In his source, as in Mother Hulda, the kind girl was the stepdaughter, not the ...
British fairy tale collections were rare at the time; Dinah Craik's The Fairy Book (1869) was a lonely precedent. According to Roger Lancelyn Green, Lang "was fighting against the critics and educationists of the day" who judged the traditional tales' "unreality, brutality, and escapism to be harmful for young readers, while holding that such ...
Name Origin Medium Ailie, a tatterdemalion: The Elves of Cintra: Book Ainsel: Fairy Cube: Manga Airy, Anne: Bravely Default/Bravely Second: Video game Aisha/Layla (Crown Princess of Andros, Princess of Andros, Fairy of Waves, Fairy of the Waves, Fairy of Oceans and Tides, Fairy of Fluids, Guardian Fairy of the Kingdom of Andros)