The Fairy Mythology / Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.	Page
Origin of the Belief in Fairies	1
Origin of the Word Fairy	4

ORIENTAL ROMANCE.
Persian Romance	14
The Peri-Wife	20
Arabian Romance	24

MIDDLE-AGE ROMANCE.

FAIRY-LAND	44

SPENSER'S FAERIE QUEENE	55

EDDAS AND SAGAS	60
The Alfar	64
The Duergar	66
Loki and the Dwarf	68
Thorston and the Dwarf	70
The Dwarf-Sword Tirfing	72

SCANDINAVIA.
Elves	78
Sir Olof in the Elve-Dance	82
The Elf-Woman and Sir Olof	84
The Young Swain and the Elves	86
Svend Faelling and the Elle-Maid	88
The Elle-Maids	89
Maid VÆ	89
The Elle-Maid near Ebeltoft	90
Hans Puntleder	91
Dwarfs or Trolls	94
Sir ThynnÈ	97
Proud Margaret	103
The Troll Wife	108
The Altar-Cup in Aagerup	109
Origin of Tiis Lake	111
A Farmer tricks a Troll	113
Skotte in the Fire	113
The Legend of Bodedys	115
Kallundborg Church	116
The Hill-Man invited to the Christening	118
The Troll turned Cat	120
Kirsten's Hill	121
The Troll-Labour	122
The Hill-Smith	123
The Girl at the Troll-Dance	125
The Changeling	125
The Tile-Stove jumping over the Brook	402
Wales.
Tale of Elidurus	404
The Tylwyth TÊg	408
The Spirit of the Van	409
Rhys at the Fairy-Dance	415
Gitto Bach	416
The Fairies banished	417
Brittany.
Lai D'Ywenec	422
Lord Nann and the Korrigan	433
The Dance and Song of the Korred	438

SOUTHERN EUROPE.
Greece	443
Italy	447
Spain	456
The Daughter of Peter do Cabinam	456
Origin of the House of Haro	458
La Infantina	459
Pepito el Corcovado	461
France.
Legend of Melusina	480

EASTERN EUROPE.
Finns	487
Slaves	490
Vilas	492
Deer and Vila	493

AFRICANS, JEWS,
Africans	495
Jews	497
The Broken Oaths	498
The Moohel	506
The Mazik-Ass	510

APPENDIX	513

INDEX	557

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