Faery Folk in British Folklore & Superstition 

I often make Faery stories on this channel and so I thought it would be good to make a video that helps better understand what these creatures are. I figure longer videos like this are also more enjoyable so I might make some other similar videos on certain other creatures. Big thanks to Tristram for his donation the other week, used it to buy a couple of good books with some great content which really help out with future vids. If you enjoy my content and would like to support my work, you can help me out via PayPal, which is much appreciated: www.paypal.me/dukeofavalon

One of my rusted friends, who used to live in a secluded house in the Norwegian woods, shared with me a fascinating story. He said that he and his family witnessed some tiny beings dancing joyfully around their pot of porridge on the stove. However, they soon realized that they had made a mistake. They had not turned on the heat and the porridge was still cold. Apparently, that’s how the small folk like it.

I always scoff when people claim Europeans have no stories left over as if we require outside stories for faith and culture. We don't have "a" book this is true, we have libraries.

I think fairies are derived from pagan beliefs about spirits of the dead. Akin to Alfar in Norse religion

Survive the jive sent me.

Thanks Duke. Here's a story for you: When I and my brother were small, I about five and he three, my brother was awakened one night by a weird buzzing noise. He says he looked around and saw a little man dancing on his headboard making the buzzing sound. Of course he screamed out and the little man, who he described as puppet- or marionette-like, disappeared, Many years later, reading a book on fairies, he read an entry about folks putting a bowl of milk on the doorstep to have the fairies sing their children to sleep. He remembered that the night he had 'that nightmare', a stray cat we had taken in had gone missing, and he had our mom put a dish of milk on the back step hoping for the cat to return. I remembered that as well, and also add that I had more than a couple 'nightmares' myself in that particular house. We live in the Southern US, but my mother's ancestry is English, Scots-Irish and Welsh, and our grandmother and her siblings experienced a couple of 'ghostly' experiences as well, that she related to us once upon a time.

Here in Ireland, you will often find what we call faery trees of bushes. These are groups of or even single trees that grow in the middle of an open field. Even today, many people (myself included) would never even think to damage or cut these trees down, for we believe that they are gathering places for faeries.

I have greatly enjoyed all your work. But I especially loved this one... thank you!

Love your stories I do ... learned an amazing amount about fairies from this video .. Have loved fairie tales since childhood .. was given a book of fairie tales as a little girl .. slept with it at night .. as others might sleep with a stuffed animal or doll,, And yes I have a lovely fairie garden at home .. with flowers and herbs .. and windchimes .. and often I talk with them there .. Thank you for your beautiful videos .. they are much appreciated.. Btw .. your voice is achingly beautiful .. listening to you is entrancing⚘ Jen999💜💙

I'm pretty late with this one but I was always told as a child not to step in or break a toadstool or mushroom ring because as well as being leftover from a faery party it was a portal to the faery world, when we were children my friends and I used to try and trick each other into stepping in the faery ring and would tease that the faeries would take them away forever if they did. Nice video btw I really enjoyed this, I've been on a British folklore binge since my other half revealed he didn't know what a Brownie was.

I had the great good fortune to see fairy lights. It was the middle of the night and I saw them at my bedroom window through the blinds. Beautiful and very gorgeous bright green and pink dancing lights. No explanation for them. I was amazed and ran outside to see what they were and they were gone as soon as I opened the front door. I will never forget it.

I saw a video by a medicine man called David Leeson from the Isle of Man ,he also is a medicine man on a pacific island.He talks about faeries and elves.They do exist in a way that is not earthly.

So happy to have stumbled upon your channel, it's WONDERFUL! Thank you, beautiful work.🧚‍♀️

The British belief in fairies is very similar to the irish sídhe

Thank you for this gorgeous overview of faery folklore. I can't believe I've only just discovered this channel! I can't wait to have a look through all of your wonderful videos.

Very interesting, I've always enjoyed learning about Scottish and Irish fairies and folklore, I have both Irish and Scottish blood.

Great video, Jolly Reiver. I have also heard that Faeries in British Folklore could change a person's identity, transforming them into someone else, either as a reward, a punishment or a joke.

I've always had an old square headed, wrought iron nail in my coat pocket... my Grandmother always told me to keep a bit of iron in my pocket when I'm travelling, to keep the Boggarts at bay - and the one time I didn't, I was hit by a falling tree! My wifelet dare not touch the nail... it just sits there, keeping me safe.

I've just had my first visit to Northumberland and whilst looking into its history I found your channel.. I really enjoyed this video and I'll be listening to your others.

When I was little my granny has a filed with a faery ring in it, and we allways used to run down there and then back up to the wood to see if we can find them. Even to this day, that wood still unnerves me I'm not sure why. It's in a rlly pretty area of sommerset tho

They are dangerous because they are not like us, they live by different rules. Many things and beings are dangerous but still beautiful. Respect. Relocating the foundations of a church, though, that sounds like a kindness.

it is important what youre doing, our folklore is deep and intresting, but most of the people in britan at this time are setting forests alight for there entertainment, disrespecting ancient monuments, and genarally beying stupid, but by keeping this ancient folklore alive we can hopefully tell the next genaration storys of our ancestors and how superstisous they were

very well done...love the accompanying art work

I am always soothed and calmed by your narration thank you the Duke of Reiver ❤

Your strories helped me to some real though times ..it was realy calming..in the time that i was very ill,thanks for that !

Brilliant I find it fascinating folklore and superstitions , great video !

Thank you so much, this is absolutely wonderful, i am delighted to have discovered your channel.

Found your channel because I was curious about what material exists on RU-vid about the border reivers. You've gained a subscriber. I liked the way you narrated this as if Faeries are creature as real as cats or dogs or horses. Really added immersion to the discussion of the mythology.

Have you read "on faerie stories" by Tolkien? Somewhat different to this video, and more akin to survive the jives interpretation, but nonetheless one of the best essays I've ever read

Noticed that you replied to that "loved it" comment, Duke. Be careful with that, quite a few bot/scam channels are coming up with comments like that, can result in hacking, it's been exposed by a few channels on RU-vid (it's the same as the "wanna be friends" comments which are popping up everywhere, look it up). Just thought I'd let you know. Thanks for the video anyway, great.

i love the drawings you use. perfect faery tale pictures. :) 🌷🪻🌱

So crazy because my grandfather hung a horseshoe up outside the house and we had a huge black iron bell he would ring everyday

You acquires a new subscript , greetings from Bolivia

Great video! You clearly put a lot of effort into it

Funny how none of the European faeries came over to the US. We just don't have these kinds of encounters, but we can hook you up with a variety of monsters and aliens.

Great video, and so very well done. I hooe you make more like this.

Really good. Thanks!

BEAUTIFUL. 💚

Great video, alot of effort went into this! Have you ever read Andy Pacioraks book "Strange Lands" its a really cool art book about the different types of fayes that inhabit the "otherworld" That St Matthews church example is interesting, there's a tale down here about St Michaels church of Bray which was attacked by devils to prevent its construction. You know I tried to find the "the luck of Eden hall " at the V + A because I remember reading about it in a church in Edenhall, Cumbria. Couldn't find it anywhere in the museum though which was annoying.

Fight the fairies, Sam!

You have the voice of a North easterly fellow, it fits the tone well

Nice use of the word "reality"... and excellent video as usual.

we always had a horse shoe nailed over the door to keep us safe

One for The Elfinkind.. 🌟👍

good stuff

my mum stood in a fairy ring and wished for a baby. Then I was born.

You have My Attention.

I love it ❤

Have you noticed the "crushed head" on about 9.47 on this film? I often see heads and faces in rock formations.

They did't show themselves to city folk.

Are there any legends connecting fairies to horses or the spirit of horses? I was raised around my parents trotters, and I often felt a spiritual process taking place. I had to learn the discipline of sitting quietly to access this. 👍👍 Thanks!

"fairies have sabotaged churches and move their foundations".. Nope, that was all Varg

I m new to your channel and really liked this video. Could you please supply references as to the artworks and illustrations? Thanks

beautiful work Duke. I've been to see the fairy flag of Dunvegan (it's pronounced as 'dun vay gan' in our accent though) Have you seen it yourself? Can I send you a couple of books Duke? I have some that you will absolutely love.

This reminds me of an Ep of the TV show (Poltergeist, the legacy) i don't know if you! Know about it or not, but in one Ep the legacy group were being attacked by a clan of evil scottish fairies.

The stories of changeling are told in other parts of Europe- where I grew up the were tales of 'odmieńce' babies left in place of human children. One of the theories behind the legends of changelings or odmieńce is that autism in children was the cause of many such cases.

Beautiful but the Irish 'Tuath a danan' (sp) scurrilous shamens x

Psilocybe and amanita muscaria may cover some of the people mentioned

Where do you get your introduction music, because it has a really nice sound.

Hello! You said the fairies and lore are out of Briton. Did you mean Briton proper or the British Isles to include Scotland and Wales? Thanks so much for your channel! My folks came to what would be America in the 17th century. I hope to visit your fair country someday soon!

What i dont get is nobody has any actual photos or videos, I mean you'd think people would try set up some cameras to capture some footage :) where would we be able to see these faires in uk?

You would have thought that they would have made their cribs and doors out of rowan wood if they feared fairy folk stealing their children

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Hi what is the song at the start?

What tree are you referring to when you say, "The Round Tree" Exactly?

New to your content..THANKS to the YT God Algorithm (he exists!) I’m binge watching it all!!!

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Fairy comes from the Persian word Pari