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The Fairy Mythology
Thomas Keightley
book · 1828 (enlarged PD eds. mid-19th c.)
Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology.
The Fairy Mythology, Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries
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Celtic tradition
Fae is historically related to Forest.
Keightley’s Fairy Mythology seats the fae / fairies among woodland and hill spirits of European romance — forest-folk speech, not a single banshee alone.
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Aos sí is historically related to Mountain.
Keightley seats the aos sí / people of the sidhe among Irish fairy-mound dwellers — mound-folk speech toward hollow hills, not a generic fae dump alone.
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Dullahan is historically related to Death.
Keightley seats the dullahan among Irish headless riders as death-omens — death-rider speech, not a banshee wail alone.
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Selkie is historically related to Sea.
Keightley seats selkies / seal-folk among Northern Isles water beings who shed skins — seal-folk speech, not a mermaid alone.
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Selkie-skin is historically related to Sea.
Keightley seats the shed seal-skin of the selkie as the captive’s binding object — skin speech of seal-folk, not a generic fur dump.
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Each Uisge is historically related to Water.
Keightley seats the each-uisge as the Highland water-horse — water-horse speech, not a kelpie synonym dump alone if keep-apart holds.
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Cailleach is historically related to Mountain.
Keightley seats the Cailleach among Gaelic winter hag figures of hills and storms — mountain-hag speech, not a generic witch dump.
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Fairy Flag is historically related to Charm.
Keightley seats fairy flags among gifted fairy banners of Highland clans — fairy-gift charm speech, not a military gonfalon alone.
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Menhir is historically related to Stone.
Keightley’s antiquarian asides seat menhirs among standing stones tied to fairy and giant lore — standing-stone speech, not a dolmen alone.
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Dolmen is historically related to Stone.
Keightley seats dolmens among stone table-tombs in fairy and giant speech — dolmen speech, not a menhir alone.
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Cairn is historically related to Stone.
Keightley seats cairns among stone-heaps of burial and fairy lore — cairn speech, not a dolmen alone.
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Keightley’s Celtic music asides seat the clàrsach as the Gaelic harp of fairy and bardic tale — harp use in that speech, not a modern concert harp alone.
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Beltane is historically related to Rite.
Keightley seats Beltane among Gaelic May fire festivals tied to fairy and cattle rites — festival rite speech, not Midsummer alone.
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Samhain is historically related to Rite.
Keightley seats Samhain among Gaelic November-eve festivals when fairy doors open — festival rite speech, not Beltane alone.
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Imbolc is historically related to Rite.
Keightley seats Imbolc among Gaelic early-spring festivals — festival rite speech, not Samhain alone.
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Lughnasadh is historically related to Rite.
Keightley seats Lughnasadh among Gaelic harvest assemblies — harvest rite speech, not Imbolc alone.
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Sìth is historically related to Mountain.
Keightley seats the sìth / fairy folk of Scottish Gaelic lore among mound and hill dwellers — sìth speech, not aos sí Irish alone as identical dump.
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European folklore
Puck is historically related to Forest.
Keightley seats Puck / Robin Goodfellow among English frolicsome forest and farm spirits — puck speech, not an Irish púca alone if keep-apart holds.
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Nisse is historically related to Workshop.
Keightley seats the nisse / tomte as the Scandinavian farm-house spirit — house-spirit speech toward domestic workshop/farm, not a kobold mine spirit alone.
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Huldra is historically related to Forest.
Keightley seats the huldra as the Norwegian forest seductress with a hollow back — forest-spirit speech, not a nisse house spirit alone.
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Rusalka is historically related to Water.
Keightley seats the rusalka among Slavic water maidens — water-maiden speech, not a mermaid Western dump alone.
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Domovoi is historically related to Workshop.
Keightley seats the domovoi as the Slavic house spirit of the hearth — house-spirit speech, not a leshy forest spirit alone.
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Leshy is historically related to Forest.
Keightley seats the leshy as the Slavic forest guardian spirit — forest-spirit speech, not a domovoi house spirit alone.
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Keightley’s foliage-spirit notes seat the Green Man among leaf-masked figures of folk custom — foliage representation toward forest, not a May Queen alone.
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Fairy ointment is used in Charm.
Keightley seats fairy ointment as the salve that opens mortal eyes to fairy sight — charm use in fairy tales, not a medical ointment dump.
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Midsummer is historically related to Rite.
Keightley seats Midsummer among fairy-active festival nights of European custom — festival rite speech, not Beltane alone.
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Norse tradition