Elves and fairies explained | History & folklore of faery + why we love fairycore + fairy paganism
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Ever wondered why we’re still so fascinated by elves and fairies?
Let’s dive into fairy history and folklore in European folktales and legends + an analysis of what makes fairy lore, fairycore, & Faery in general such a compelling myth today.
Slap on thine elf ears, wench, we’re going researching!
PS, not the tidiest edit in the world but HEY I'm learning :)
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This is all the confirmation anyone ever needed that I’m a total nerd 😂✨ Tell me, who’s your favourite fairy/elf in legend or fiction?
My favourite elf in fiction is Maed(h)ros from the Silmarillion and he is so beloved for me on a level that I keep (closet) cosplaying him and constantly drawing this character. :D
@@Mythcrowned Maedhros is so cool! A less popular choice, one of my favourites is Fëanor😁
@@ailenalma Ah I love Fëanor as well, I find him quite fascinating and peculiarly interesting. :D
When I was a lot younger I did like the character fafhrd in Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser.
The story of Malekin has had so many variations
I love how in depth you go into etymology and historical context! so many fantasy/mythology videos only talk about myths themselves and not as much about the context around them. For me that gave everything you said more weight.
Thank you for appreciating that! I'll try to strike a balance between the two in my future videos- I think both approaches can be interesting!
so happy you decided to make this channel honestly. there aren't enough UA-camrs out there with this kind of content and delivering with such good quality too!! I can't wait to witness your journey, and to learn from you
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you're here 😊
Tolkien’s elves are my most FAVORITE interpretation of elves. Absolutely amazing beings
Edit: just got to the part of the video where she talks about this haha oops
I enjoy how the differences between how the Elves organize to flee Middle-Earth and when the humans need to organize to flee. Even the "lowest" elves have a job in that situation, are employed and are brought along. All members of their society have a place and have value, and such they all have a role, even in such a chaotic and fearful time.
But man doesn't embody what is, essentially a form of socialism, universal basic income, guaranteed Healthcare etc.
Don't mean to turn thus political but, I personally see the Elves as examples of idealistic socialist societies. Though, they certainly can be quite stuck up and do indeed nearly leave Middle-Earth to ruin.
It would be the Noldor Elves who were the most prideful,Fëanor is the poster for a prideful Elf.
That Waterhouse printed bodice is outstanding 😎
i’m can’t express how happy i am to have come across your channel. i’m a 21 mexican-american (born and raised in the states) traveling in ireland for the first time on a month long school trip and this was such a great window into the aspects of folklore that had such a big role in my decision to come here
oh my gosh, i hope this doesn’t come across the wrong way but i was SHOCKED to see that you don’t have more subscribers - the quality of your content and even just your presentation as a person is really top tier, if you keep going trust me there’s definitely some astronomical growth in the channels future (not that numbers is what it’ll all about though, of course ⭐️ making content that fewer people truly connect to is much more valuable than making content that more people simply consume passively) still, i’ll make sure to do my part and share! 🩵 but like i said, im sure you won’t need my help in the end :)
It's easy to say fairies aren't real until your tormented by one every night for 5 years of your childhood. People are still encountering them. When you understand that there is a multiverse and the possibility of there being 9, 12 or even infinite realities co existing parallel to our own mean that the chances of fairies being real far out weighs the the chances of them not existing. Not to mention the mountains of circumstantial evidence and the fact that cultures from all around the world have stories about them even before they started trading stories. Just because you have not experienced them, doesn't mean they aren't real, cause some of us have.
Also when jewelry,coins,and other shiny things come up missing....Fae are definitely real.
Great video, a very inspiring summery. Also, the impatient porteño scream at the end was really unexpected.
I've never sat through a video about Elves and Fairies, I'm glad I sat through yours, very insightful!
Tbh I wouldn’t compare elves to “queerness.” I’m a gay man and I don’t see it like that. I see it wayyy beyond our human concepts, including “gender nonconforming” since they aren’t human. We still try to make rules and labels for things when it’s not necessary 😅
Agreed.
Aren't gay folk considered faeries lol?
Elves have gender, just like all of nature has gender. It's humans who want to be non- conforming. Nature is OK with being what it is.
Humans just can't get over and past themselves when it comes to control. The ego is like a boomerang. You can cast it out, but without fail it will return and need to be cast out again & again.🔥
people insert themselves into history to make themselves feel more important. thats why people add lgbt stuff to ancient metaphysical beings.
I'm so happy I found your channel! This is exactly what I was looking for! I would love to see more videos exploring celtic mythology.
You made my day! I'm so glad you're here and will definitely talk more about Celtic myth 😊
Just found your channel this morning, love what you are doing. You know there are a lot of other cultures that also have stories of the faye, in the America's the native cultures (Indians) speak of a large variety of the little people and nature spirits. The Polynesian cultures have stories about the Min eh hune as well as a large variety of nature spirits. Stories I think you will find interesting. Keep
So glad you found the channel! I have been wondering if YT was showing this video in the homepage? And isn't it so fascinating how so many cultures relate and find it essential to talk about them? Thanks for sharing these :)
wow... that is totally a doctorate level explanation ... I am so impressed. Well done!!
Dear Alma thank you for this very well done and explained video ! it was so interesting, can't wait to learn more about folktales.
Thank you dear 🖤 Again, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
I am so happy to be checking this wonderfully informative video, as I love the fae and elves endlessly.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I don't know anything about fae in Turkish lore but that sounds so very interesting 🖤 My favourite kind of literature is the sort that reworks old myths and stories into something new. And tbh, I'm somewhat scared of children 😂
@@ailenalma 🤍 Yes, I do like that type of literature too, therefore I truly hope I can succeed in delivering cultural information while reworking it and creating an interesting plot. And ahah, I actually usually find children terrifying too in some manner. I struggle to communicate with them as they have a totally different view of the world and I am very afraid of being misunderstood, including being misunderstood by those children.
@@Mythcrowned you expressed my thoughts exactly haha
Apperently i shouldnt watch this at night. both the music for when the burial mounds reapeared, and the danger with tolkien fairy picture with the speech really scared me. Good video!! just scared me being alone at night with headphones
Great video! I would love more info on the old folkloric roots of fairies! I recently read "Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries" by Heather Fawcett, which is a fantasy novel written as the research notes/journal of the fictional Emily Wilde, an expert on faeries in a world where they truly exist. I mention this because the protagonist starts off by discounting the dangerous side of faeries, but their darker side comes more and more to the front as the book goes on. The book is set in the early 1900s. Given the info you provided in your video, I think it might have been a deliberate choice on the author's part to start with the Victorian disenchanted and child-friendly view of the fairies, and then peel back the layers to the older, enchanted, dangerous version underneath. Anyway, you might enjoy the book, and I am loving your videos and eager to learn more about the folkloric and mythological roots of fairies!
In a world where they exist? You mean our world?
I am just watching Peter Pan, and I played The Legend of Zelda yesterday. Both very fitting characters!
Irish and European folklore is fascinating and interesting been interesting even as a kid growing up
I enjoy your sense of humor esp the added text bits
Only the second video I have watched but I am completely enthralled by your videos. They are delightly presented, highly informative, and intelligently researched. You are gifted :-)
Thank you for an outstanding time while learning so much, so cool!
All of these assorted types of beings which have been labled and clissified as "mythology" and "fantasy" are in fact different types of "aliens" (non human) which have shared this realm with us all along. Likewise with "giants" and many other types of creatures.
Incredible work. A great historical chronicling
Thank you so much, you wonderful human! I'm glad you enjoyed it ❤
well done! and well done for me viewing this to the end. lots of information to take in. thanks for making this video.
What an extremely fascinating subject. I have also always loved folktales and only recently noticed these aesthetics so it is really interesting to find out your thoughts on this xx
I very much enjoyed your content although the presentation felt sometimes choppy on the edit. You have a very pleasant tone and your accent is a lovely & exotic well enunciated variant. Very informative and thought provoking, while somewhat pedantic, but despite that, you have an innate charisma that feels magical enough to keep us engaged.
Looking forward to more content, I’ll stay tuned! Kudos and best of luck as this project develops!
…and you have a beautiful smile! Good to see it!
thanks for your feedback! My two main goals are being more confident in front of the camera so the editing will go smoother AND finding my style, which will hopefully be more relaxed. Hope you'll stay 😊🖤
These videos are wonderful, Alma. I only just realized you'd started them!
Thank you! I'm so glad you found them 😊
Dang you went deep, interesting analysis
Thank you! Gotta do more like this, seems to be popular!
The neutral angels theory for fae is one I personally sort of like. The idea that they are souls of children is one of heard where the idea of a neutral soul, is kind of a child who’s old enough to make choices and all but they aren’t like old enough to go before god and be judged for their choices, become fae, or playful trickster spirits. Interesting to think about hah
I had something very fast and silent fly right near me earlier this evening. All I actually saw was a wing that looked a lot like a dragonfly wing. I was walking through a wooded area at dusk through a natural wooden archway. I also saw something flit from one tree to behind another tree but I could not see anything when I got over to the place, near a gate at the end of the trees just before I was leaving the area.
I enjoyed your video. Love the Lady of Shallot corset!
I don’t know how I found this channel but I’m loving it also loving the ears 🌞
So glad you found it! I'm working on new videos to post soon too 😊
Flower fairies, pixies, and ‘little people’ do exist in earlier folklore but they where considered ‘low’ fae compared to the beautiful high, court fae
Yes please go indepth into the types of Fey
Wow
Love this narration also this is more information about the fae that I have heard about .
. I mean it is very attention grabbing and enjoyable to listen to.
Suppose there are a lot of books about fairies, but I'd rather listen from a person who has the passion for the subject, than me reading about it.
Im very happy to have stumbled onto this channel. This chicks awesome haha Terence mckenna popularized "Self Transforming Elf Machines" which are encountered using NN-DMT. Ive been a witness to High Strangeness on a few occasions. Whats puzzling is the legends and lore surrounding them before Christianity seem to be fitting of their true nature. But when you see them.... Words are worthless.
PLEASE MAKE A MERMAID VERSION OF THIS
Such a great video please make more
Excellent présentation ! I don't usually comment on these types of videos but you have thoroughly explained and developped some longing questions I had about Fairy Lore. Thanks. I may be late to your show, but I'm now following your channel. Stay cute :)
Wonderfully informative video! Thank you.
Fascinating approach to analyse the relation of the myth arround elves and society 🧚♀️
Thank you! There's so much to debate haha
9:10 Wait hold up is Thomas the Rhymer just the meme question about Pinocchio? “Can he answer yes or no questions on the origin of life?” Where Pinocchio cannot tell a lie is he believes it to be true, Thomas the Rhymer could answer everything.
I like it! Congratulations my dear!
Thank you that was very informative and entertaining. I learned a lot.
I'm so happy you enjoyed it! I'll be releasing a new (hopefully fun!) video next week 😄
I also would love to hear your ideas about the stratification of masculine/feminine roles in the mythology surrounding the hidden people. Seems like you have some very compelling stuff you're alluding to...
Thanks for making such an educational but interesting video!!! V cool stuff :)
Thank you, would love to hear more about fairy lore and myth in general.
Beautifully done!! So pleased to have found your channel!! Jason in England x
This is the first video of yours I've watched, but I already like it. I also love your voice
I have recently come across your UA-cam channel and have watch a few of your videos. They are very inspirational for me since I write fantasy prose poetry. I notice you haven’t posted an any new videos. Will you be creating new ones?
Hi! I took a *long* time away but I'm starting to get back into making videos ❤ So you should expect to see more stuff here soonish!
Adorable and informative. Always a winning combination.
So Fairies sometimes appear on Fridays. TGIF I suppose. 😂
Lovely video. This has helped me with my own fantasy series. It’s about Druids and has heavy ties with the Fae folk.
Absolutely beautiful accent
I agree! I appreciate you taking the extra time. I appreciate you being a nerd, it is important. And personally, It's attractive to me.🔥 An Irish/Dane🌱
so happy to have found your channel I was watching a lot from High Elven Wisdom and Love... and Elven Scholar ..there is not much out there i look forward to see your video Merry meet fae blessings 🙏
Please make more videos! I am particularly interested in the huldufolk
I'm a seasonal fairy lover ever since I was a girl I loved Thumbelina and Tinkerbell I (want to work with Think) it's absolutely magical here I am in my 30s just itching to dwell in fairy world and being one with nature
What were the sources that you used in this video? I'm in a creative drive at the moment and so I've been looking into fairies and folklore that talks about them to help me in creating characters. One of the books that I'm reading that is a wealth of information and imagery is _Good_ _Faeries_ / _Bad_ _Faeries_ by Brian Froud who also wrote a book subtly titled _Faeries_ . He's an award-winning illustrator and author who was a concept designer for The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. If you browse through the pages of either books, you can immediately tell by the illustrations how alike they are.
Also I had been looking away when you spoke the last bit of the outtakes and I thought you said something in Gaelic, but when I checked you put on that it was Spanish.
Should definitely include the bloopers after each video hahaha. Perhaps itstoo specific for a video, but i think a Galadriel analysis could be very interesting😁
Perhaps one about the Queen of Fairy in general? And trust me, I will 😂
This is inspirational.
Thank you for this video.
I hope you stay well.
Thank you so much! I've been a little sidetracked by life but I'll be uploading a new fairies and elves video this week. I'm so glad it inspired you!
Love your stories adding a little comedy to them ...so Sweet ...Fairy..🧚♂️ Princess. ❤
Thank you for sharing your knowledge about the legends... It's a lot of info for me to catch up..... Right now... But definitely will grab on to all of it
Thank you so so much.... This was something I was waiting to find❤🙏
Alwyn = Elf+Wine(Friend) = a friendly elf🙂
Try to understand about Saturn.. in astrology.. N it reaching its home...Capricorn!
Saturn is a significator of Tradition!
You will know why there is a revival of the culture.. All over the world!
I enjoyed your video, well done! I noticed that there was an avoidance of reference to the sexual and attractiveness aspect of fairies and elves. Probably more evident in Victorian age and our present age including the beginning of the elvish enchantment which really gained momentum in the 1960's when Tolkien really gained popularity. It seems to me that there is today a distinct separation in presentation of fairies in particular. There are those that visualize them as child like and there are those that visualize them as beautiful female entities that are not only facially beautiful but have exceptionally attractive and slender, sensual female bodies and almost without exception long flowing hair. There are some notable exceptions for there also some that are female but exhibit some male characteristics (shorter hair, and a tomboyish look and actions as in fighting /battling). I am not sure what that may mean and if it is an outcome of the changes that are occurring in society. It does seem to me to worthy of investigation and exposure . Thank You for your work and sharing it with us.
That's a hard one to answer 😅, but i think I'd choose Galadriel😌
Haha because Galadriel or because Cate Blanchett?
You are a beautiful UA-cam content creator your storylines are beautiful
Where did you find out all your info? I love fairy, elves, dragons, mermaids, etc. ❤🧚♀️🧜♀️
Tolkien with his mythology is the equivalent of the all unifying theory so craved by scientists.
Excellent love this video, I wish you were near us to give a talk to our pagan group.
you are beautiful and I loved your videos very well researched I would love to know more about elves and fairies, I am from ecusdor and you gained a great fan
pov: its 1:30am I randomly got motivation to write a wlw fantasy book (im not even an adult) about two fairies that from different species (their species are at war) and im trying to do research on fairies and the difference between fae and fairy, and what makes a fairies or faeries evil so that i know how to name the species 😭
Its funny that here I hear elf is just replaced with fairy, and that Alfr is wholly norse, But with the books I got its pretty clear that the Aos Sí are Celtic, which is where fairy comes from. Elf comes from Germanic origins and spread through Frisia to the north and britain (makes sense since you share a common language family) and only were a later addition to the Norse myths with the great migration. I'm just looking around to see if what I learned is still correct. Probably not. kinda sad you didn't mention anything about the germanic side though. Especially since Wayland being in Frisia was in Germania.
Wayland, Weyland, is where we got the words Weiland (pasture), weide and gewijd from. British has names like Elvis, Alfred, Albion. Now I am wondering what Elf names the North use.
I think Gean Rottenberry used Eleves as prototype for Vulcans 🖖
great investigation.
It may sound silly but there is a big debate over if fairies wear footwear/ boots in the music community. Could you by any chance answer this question for me? We are actually having LIVE STREAM online debates.
Good day, Have you heard of fairies also called Albi ? I read this years ago but I cannot find the reference now? Or how does the word Albi fit in with Fairies. Thank you for your knowledge on this subject.
Mab, toward the end of the Arthurian Age knew the Fae were to be relegated to the past, to forget and be forgotten....so she fought against this concept, even though it was a doomed fight....
Thank you so very much for this explained history 🤗😁☺️😁
You have such a lovely voice🥰 hello from Canada 🇨🇦❤️
These stories are awesome and interesting.
This was a wonderful presentation. Thank you so much. Keep rockin
Thank you so very much! I'll be uploading a new fairies and elves video this week, stay tuned! :)
@@ailenalma right on! Make it awesome, i know ya will
I would love to meet a elf like you some day
I I have many pictures of fairies of different types and sizes, some gnomes, trolls, an elf…
What about the "Little People" in Native Indian Legends?
Nice video! Fun and informative
Oh, Friday today. I’ll avoid cemeteries and giving birth today! 😅
Just because the forest is cleared out and the ground paved .don't mean that everything that lived there is gone.you could be looking right at one but if you look with your mind and not your eyes you can't see it
It reminds me of the 1st volume of a series of books I've read abt mythical creatures... Amos Daragon, the wearer of masks ith it would be in English
I love you and your story 😊
Awesome vid, Very enjoyable!
I'm so glad you like it! More analysis videos soon 😁
You mentioned Robin Hood in passing, I think that is actually my favorite folklore character actually. I ponder sometimes what life might have been like at the time Robin found life in lore ;-)
It was based of a real person(s) resulting from Welsh captives being taken captive from Royal families by King Henry and Prince John. The Welsh were famous for their archery skills, and the suppression of Welsh independence by the Plantagenets led to rampant outlaw bands.
Great video. Thank you.
Thank you so much for watching! Feeling very grateful :)
Maybe the elves are missing link.
Maybe you should meditate about it..
Great presentation, great information
Thank you so much, Craig!
Love this so much- 🌛🥀🕯️🥀🌜
I really like Irish and European folklore
Παλαιὰ παροιμία ὅτι χαλεπὰ τὰ καλά ἐστιν. Excellent analysis! Greetings from Buenos Aires!
Thank you so much! I had a lot of fun making it 😊
@@ailenalma Justo puse el comentario en inglés y escuché el "se pueden callar" del final del video. Jaja! Genial! Felices fiestas!
@@jonapacer 🤣 Igualmente! Justo recién publiqué un video sobre Navidad y Santa Claus 😊
Then there’s the counter to faeriecore… Dwarfmaxing!
Thank you! Where exactly in Tolkien is that quotation from Tolkien you read at the end of the video?
Oh in Cinderella there was not a fairy godmother. Two doves who where at her moms graves gave her the dress. Walt Disney and his animators made the fairy god mother.
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