seen from Argentina
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from Italy
seen from T1
seen from Germany
seen from United States
seen from Italy
seen from Italy
seen from United States
seen from Netherlands
seen from Algeria
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Bangladesh
seen from Canada
seen from Canada
seen from Netherlands
seen from Türkiye
Ursula k. Leguin describing how fantasy shouldn't just be a flavoring. I think this essay gets at the art vs content dichotomy people are using these days. Art is a method for eliciting emotion and if that is purposefully communicating some human truth all the better. Reading her essays make me want to read more 'Great' art.
"The people who wrote the mediaeval ballads," answered the priest, "knew more about fairies than you do. It isn't only nice things that happen in fairyland."
"Oh, bosh!" said Flambeau. "Only nice things could happen under such an innocent moon. I am for pushing on now and seeing what does really come. We may die and rot before we ever see again such a moon or such a mood."
"All right," said Father Brown. "I never said it was always wrong to enter fairyland. I only said it was always dangerous."
— G.K. Chesterton: “The Sins of Prince Saradine”
The Boston Globe, 27 November 2021
all photos by erin clarke
very near where i used to live, an eight-year-old boy decided that a vacant lot nearby was inhabited by elves. he & his parents created some houses for those elves, & placed them to help the elves’ neighborhood develop. they included a hospital, a library, & a dinosaur farm - all necessities, of course.
& then the neighborhood began to grow.
over the last 16 months or so, Elfland has somehow grown from a tiny residential community to a proper city, featuring a blacksmith, public ice rink & garden, playground, & church, in addition to solar-powered street lighting & a water tower. it’s not known who’s contributed these additions; no one’s said a word to the boy’s family.
just a collective community public art project, for the elves.
follow Elfland on Instagram see Elfland’s Google reviews as a tourist attraction src: boston globe
Orion and the Unicorn.
Base on “The King Of Elfland’s Daughter” by Lord Dunsany
The Five Queens of Faerie and Elphame, and the Wild Hunt.
Stuff for a Writing thing... At some earlier point, one of All That There Was took the name Albrecht V Eldritch and made himself ruler of all Faeries and Elves. After the Death of Alaric V Eldritch at the hands of his subjects Albrecht was forced to step down from his title or Erl-King. Albrecht did Abdicate but pulled a Lear. He’s no longer King and doesn’t deal with running things, but still expects respect and stuff. So that his vast Kingdom wasn’t left unruled or anything he divided it into five, divesting Rulership between his five Children. These Children being... Queen Titania (with her Consort Oberon, her son Aled, and Daughter Gloriana). Queen Gloriana (with her Consort Arthur Pendragon and Children: Britomart, Archimago (also called Alveric or Archie), Acrasia (meant in this context to have been an alternative name of Titania’s), Pellinore, Taliesin, and Morgana). Queen Mab(no Consort probably?). Queen Diana (definitely no Consort) and her wandering Court of Elves And Queen Nicnevin (Consort Christonday?)and her wandering Court of Elves and Witches and other things. The part ruled over by Titania, Gloriana, and Mab known to the FoE as Faerie, while those lands and locales ruled by Diana and Nicnevin are referred to as Elfland for Diana’s portion and Elfphame for Nicnevin’s portion. I should make another note regarding Alwin. When he abdicated he decreed he’d stay and sheltered by each of his daughters for a time. With him there’d be a Retinue of some 30 Knights Faerie and Elf alike who’d accompany him on hunting trips. Also accompanying Alwin are two others. The Green Knight Bertalik (who occasionally houses Alwin in his Chapel) and Alwin’s forever Faithful Corruptor of Words (not Fool) and Royal Retainer (in that he remembers things for Alwin) Rosemary. Rosemary being quite a colorfully dressed Faerie in a suit of Green, Purple, Blue, White, and Pink. Rosemary is like Puck, but is not Puck. Rosemary is also one of the Preternatural Intelligentsia for the Arch Overseer Alyss Violet Eldridge, and basically informs Alyss and the current political Climates of Faerie and Elfphame. Acrasia and Aled will have some future Importance...protagonisty things. Make of this what you will. Al, the Chronographing Cottager and Prince of Naming
Frey surrounded by Light Elves, from Tales of Norse Mythology, originally published as The Heroes of Asgard (1857). Illustrated by C.E. Brock.
One can see the popular depiction of fairies as small, winged creatures influencing how the Light Elves are portrayed.
Muscular Leprechaun...
(Stock Illustration)
