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Welsh Fairies John Kruse

Welsh Fairies By John Kruse

Welsh Fairies by John Kruse


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The Welshness of the Welsh Faeries

Welsh Fairies Summary

Welsh Fairies: The Tylwyth Teg by John Kruse

Descriptions of the unique characteristics that set the Welsh faeries, tylwyth teg, apart from the rest of the faery folk of Britain- issues such as their speech, their appearance, their music and their links to trees and mines. It examines every aspect of their lives: their food, clothing, homes, livestock, pastimes and- even- their funerals. Close attention is paid to the temperament and character of the tylwyth teg and the ways in which they interact with the human population of Wales. Sometimes these relationships can be harmonious- leading to marriages and gifts of money; on other occasions there can be antagonism and the need for magical protection. Two important points should also be stressed. Firstly, this is written for adults. The traditional Welsh faery is frequently selfish, antagonistic and cruel and, over the centuries, the Welsh population have found it necessary to respond in kind. Accounts of the tylwyth teg are definitely not children's faery tales. Secondly, this is not a book on 'folklore' that tries to explain why individuals once thought such surprising and curious things. Welsh people in the past encountered beings that they knew to be the tylwyth teg; this book shows those individuals the respect they deserve and takes their accounts seriously. They knew that the faeries existed and they adapted their lives to cope with this fact; accordingly, the book accepts the tylwyth teg as being real and present around us- and proceeds on that basis.

Table of Contents

preface 6 chapter one. Terminology 10 chapter two. Physical Characteristics 14 Physique 14 Stature 15 Complexion 16 Lake Women 18 Spirits of the Air? 19 Shining Spirits 21 Speech 22 Clothing 24 Cleanliness 27 Food 28 Bread 29 Motion 30 Intermarriage 32 Shapeshifting & Invisibility 35 chapter three. Faery Dwellings 38 Ancient Sites 39 Underground 41 Islands 45 chapter four. Charms & the Tylwyth Teg 48 Seeing the Faeries 48 Protecting Against Faeries 50 Plants & Herbs 50 4 CONTENTS Children 51 Iron 52 Getting Rid of Faeries 53 chapter five. Seeing the Tylwyth Teg 56 Time & Season 57 Faery Rings & Dances 59 Risks 60 Places 62 Trees 63 Human Homes 65 Phantom Places 69 The Phenomenon 70 Motivations 72 Mines 74 Captives 76 Wells 77 Funerals 79 chapter six. Faery Character & Habits 81 Temperament 81 Communities 83 Moral Code 84 Eavesdropping 88 Fairy Money 89 Wages 89 Gifts 90 Faery Currency 91 Commercial Spirit 93 Payment in Kind 95 Faery Gold 95 Gifts of Skills 99 Human Helpers 101 Music and Song 102 5 CONTENTS Faery Fun & Games 103 Offerings to the Faeries 105 Revenge 105 The Effect of Contact 108 chapter seven. Faery Livestock 113 Horses 113 Dogs 114 Cattle 116 Goats 118 chapter eight. Fading Faith & Disappearing Faeries 119 Exiled Elves? 119 Banished Belief? 121 Reactions 123 conclusion 125

Additional information

NPB9781915580030
9781915580030
191558003X
Welsh Fairies: The Tylwyth Teg by John Kruse
New
Paperback
Green Magic Publishing
2023-02-07
152
N/A
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