Wirt Sikes

The Realm of Faerie - Fairy Life and Legend in Britain (Folklore History Series) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This wonderful history of British folk and faerie lore focuses on Welsh tales and legends of fairy life.

The Realm of Faerie by Wirt Sikes was first published in 1880 and gives detailed insight into British folklore. With a focus on the history of Welsh faerie lore, this beautiful volume contains many chapters and tales surrounding Tylwyth Teg, the ancient mythological creatures of Wales.

The contents of this volume feature:

- Fairy Tales and the Ancient Mythology

- Classification of Welsh Fairies

- Lake Fairies

- Changelings

- Living with the Tylwyth Teg

- Fairy Music

- Fairy Rings

- Piety as a Protection from the Seductions of the Tylwyth Teg

- Fairy Money and Fairy Gifts in General

- Origins of Welsh Fairies

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473389250
• Artikelnr.: 42049393

Autorenporträt

William Wirt Sikes (1836 - 1883) was an American journalist and writer, perhaps best known today for his writings on Welsh folklore and customs. In June 1876 Sikes was appointed U.S. Consul at Cardiff, Wales. Over the next few years Sikes produced a number of pieces on Welsh folklore, mythology, and customs, collected as British Goblins; Welsh Folk-Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends, and Traditions (1880) and Rambles and Studies in Old South Wales (1881). He also wrote Studies of Assassination (1881). He died in Cardiff in 1883 and was buried in Brookwood Cemetery, Brookwood, Surrey.