SourceBush of Heaven
A tree-side resting place where a devout monk sleeps beyond his lifetime.
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SourceCarnac in the Fairy-Faith
Breton megalithic landscape surrounded by living tales of korrigans.
Celtic fairy traditionsSourceCraig-y-Ddinas
A fairy stronghold and, in another legend, the hidden resting place of Arthur’s warriors.
Welsh folklore, Wirt SikesSourceCrumlyn Lake
A lake whose submerged town becomes the foundation of fairy palaces.
Welsh folklore, Wirt SikesSourceFairy Rings
Circles in the grass remembered as dance grounds with a perilous boundary.
Welsh folklore, Wirt SikesSourceForest of the Magic Yew
A wood whose central tree shelters the Dancing Place of the Goblin.
Welsh folklore, Wirt SikesSourceHill of Tara in Fairy Tradition
Irish royal landscape surrounded by stories of Sidhe processions.
Celtic fairy traditionsSourceLlyn Barfog
The lake of green-clad fairy women and extraordinary white cattle.
Welsh folklore, Wirt SikesSourceLlyn y Fan Fach
The mountain lake from which the fairy wife of the Myddfai legend appears.
Welsh folklore, Wirt SikesSourceLough Derg and Patrick’s Purgatory
Pilgrimage lake interpreted through monster legends and earlier sacred associations.
Celtic fairy traditionsSourceMoel Arthur’s Hidden Treasure
A mountain treasure site where supernatural light and storms guard an iron chest.
Welsh folklore, Wirt SikesSourceNewgrange and the Palace of the Boyne
A real monument discussed through funerary evidence and fairy-palace traditions.
Celtic fairy traditionsSourceOgof Cigfrain
The Cavern of the Ravens, where two fiery-eyed birds guard a chest of gold.
Welsh folklore, Wirt Sikes
The Castle East of the Sun and West of the Moon
The remote castle reached with the North Wind’s help, where the girl must recover the enchanted prince.
Norwegian fairy tales: Old Tales from the North
The White Bear’s Castle
The splendid dwelling entered through a steep hill, which vanishes when the girl loses the enchanted prince.
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