Lesson Two

[RubyRose]

Lesson Two ~

It's quite a considerable list when it comes to the different types of fae.

There are also many different names the fae go by.
Some of which include:

Fays - early form of the word
Fair Family/Fair Folk - Welsh nickname
Farisees/Pharisees - Suffolk nickname
Frairies - Norfolk and Suffolk version
Good Neighbors - Scottish and Irish nickname
Good People - Irish reference to the Sidhe
Twlyth Teg (pronounced Tullith teg)-Snowdonia (north Wales)
Greencoaties - Lincolnshire Fen version
Greenies - Lancashire nickname
The Grey Neighbors - Shetland nickname for the Trows
Pigsies/Piskies - Cornwall variations of Pixies
Sith/Si - Gaelic variations of Sidhe
Still-Folk - Scottish Highland version
Themselves/They/Them that's in it - Manx replacements for "Faerie"
Wee Folk - Scottish and Irish nickname

See the attached document for more...
(please note, the document is both in .txt and .doc format incase some of you don't have access to Microsoft Word.)

Bendithion,
RubyRose

Further Reading:
Italian Faeries: http://www.fabrisia.com/faery.htm (http://www.fabrisia.com/faery.htm)
Nature Spirits: http://www.mythinglinks.org/ct~NatureSpirits.html (http://www.mythinglinks.org/ct~NatureSpirits.html)
Djinns, are Arabian Spirits: http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/demons/djinns.htm (http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/demons/djinns.htm)
Kitsune: http://www.comnet.ca/~foxtrot/kitsune/kitsune1.htm (http://www.comnet.ca/~foxtrot/kitsune/kitsune1.htm)

Reference Materials:
A Complete Guide to Fairies and Magical Beings
Cassandra Eason © 2001

Enchantment of the Faerie Realm
Ted Andrews © 1993

Working with Angels, Fairies and Nature Spirits
William Bloom © 1998

[SkySilver]

Cool... Thanks for the references... Alot of good info there.

I have a book that is also very good... It's by Ted Andrews called "Enchantment of the Faerie Realm"

[RubyRose]

You're welcome. Yep, I actually have that exact book.

[paper_majic]

So, are we ever going to have an actual assignment? Other than the readings, I mean.

[RubyRose]

Yep, first assignment is coming with lesson 3.

[paper_majic]

Cool!!!!!!







when does that week start?

[RubyRose]

Lesson 3 will be posted on the 27th of this month.

[paper_majic]

w0000!!!!1

makes me happy.:ringaroun

[RubyRose]

:lol: :D

[MalPixie]

Great to review some of that it has been awhile suprised how much I did remember but off to lesson 3, I hear there is a assignment!!!!:veryweird

[RubyRose]

Great to review some of that it has been awhile suprised how much I did remember but off to lesson 3, I hear there is a assignment!!!!:veryweird

Yep, there's an assignment alright. :lol: