The Fae of Hereside

Faeries, come take me out of this dull world, For I would ride with you upon the wind, Run on the top of the dishevelled tide, And dance upon the mountains like a flame. {William Butler Yeats, "The Land of Heart's Desire," 1894} A sanctuary for the creatures and beings that enchant, and inhabit the pages and writings of folklore, and mythology.

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Marc Fishman, ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’

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Could you post some more German folklore and faeries and such? c:

Of course, I’ll start posting some German and Faerie stuff this week! Thank you for the request! (And I’m dreadfully sorry for my late response, I’ve just come back to the blog after a pretty long hiatus.)

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I love ur blog ♥

Thank you so much! It's greatly appreciated!

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An Alp Luachra (also spelt Alp-luachra or Alpluachra), also known as a Joint-eater or Just-halver, is an evil, greedy fairy from Irish mythology. When a person falls asleep by the side of a spring or stream, the Alp-luachra appears in the form of a newt and crawls down the person’s mouth, feeding off the food that they had eaten. In Robert Kirk’s Secret Commonwealth of Fairies, this creature feeds not on the food itself, but on the “pith or quintessence” of the food.

In Douglas Hyde’s collection of folk tales, Beside the Fire, a farmer, who was starving from an Alp-luachra, was eventually rid of the fairy. He was instructed to eat large amounts of salted meat and, when he could eat no more, lie still with his mouth open just above the surface of a stream. After having been driven to thirst by the salt, the offspring of the Alp-luachra, and eventually the Alp-luachra mother herself, jumped into the water.

(Photo Source: http://fairyroom.com/2013/02/bad-fairy-alp-luachra/)

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Keeper of the Forest by *DestructorCAT

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I believe pain breeds wolves and joys give rise to moons. We grow forests in our bones so our memories can’t find us. I believe we hide and haunt ourselves.

Pavana पवन  (via secrethistorys)

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Some drawings from my interpretation of the Happy Prince! 

It’s one of my favorite fairy tales and I hope to do more with this world. 

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Always hyper practical, Mulan can sometimes be rather oblivious to flirting. x

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Nenufares

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Midsummer eve - Edward Robert Hughes

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William Horton

Close-up of the Ice Cave near Bandera Volcano close to Grants, New Mexico.

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Habetrot is the Celtic Goddess of Spinning and Healing. She is able to spin wool into garments in an instant, and the clothes that she makes give the wearer immunity from all disease. In fairy tales, she is depicted with an extended lower lip, which she got from wetting the wool as she spun it.

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Continued Blog Hiatus

Starting the first week of January, regular posting will resume. If anyone wants to see a particular country's folklore, please message me with the country name, and I will post that country's folklore for the month of January.

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Circe Invidiosa by John William Waterhouse, 1892

I swear, EVERY Circe painting that Waterhouse did, I think of Malik. I’m not entirely sure why, but I just want to hug everything.

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The Magic Circle (1886) by John William Waterhouse

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A Mermaid - John William Waterhouse, 1901