What is the connection betweeen Fairies and Folklore from the Renaissance or Medieval period?
I've assumed for a long time that Fairies, small human like creatures with wings, and other such fantastical-like creatures, developed from literature and folklore that emerged out of Europe in the Midieval and Renaissance eras. I am looking for information on this subject to prove this "belief." Does anyone know of websites or sources that have historical information on authors or folklore in Europe during this time period? Medieval: 5th-14th centuries, Renaissance: 14th-17th Specifically, I'm most interested in looking for the historical origin of a Fairy.
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- Ya' know...I can't quote any sites or webpages, but I do remember reading something about Ireland and the Tuatha Da Danna. The Tuatha were said to be fairies (magical people)who came to Ireland by way of the sea. They had advance knowledge of mining and primitive tech for the tribes they encountered. The Tuatha did not leave Ireland until defeated by the first go round with Latin Rome who were said to be the enemies of the Tuatha, the Fomori or Formorae. Maybe these bits of trivial knowledge myths can help you on your search for knowledge.
- Try this website - http://sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/index.htm#fairies and general resources from the same website: http://www.google.com/custom?domains=www.sacred-texts.com&q=fairy&sitesearch=www.sacred-texts.com&sa=Search&client=pub-8617793260330971&forid=1&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&cof=GALT%3A%23008000%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23336699%3BVLC%3A663399%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3A336699%3BALC%3A000000%3BLC%3A000000%3BT%3A0000FF%3BGFNT%3A0000FF%3BGIMP%3A0000FF%3BFORID%3A1%3B&hl=en
