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The fair folk of Welsh tradition, known through dances, gifts and dangerous encounters.
Welsh folklore, Wirt SikesLoading Lumitheca…
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Tylwyth Teg
The fair folk of Welsh tradition, known through dances, gifts and dangerous encounters.
Welsh folklore, Wirt Sikes
Also indexed as Y Tylwyth Teg · Fair Folk
Sikes presents Tylwyth Teg as a general Welsh name for the fair folk or family. His classification distinguishes elves, mine fairies, household spirits, lake women and mountain fairies rather than treating every encounter as the work of one uniform species.
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The fair folk appear dancing by moonlight in flowing garments of several colours. Courteous names and flattering speech are said to gain their favour, while harsh names risk anger: the language used towards them is part of the encounter.
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