Man goes to fairyland and marries fairy — Mythoi

Motif

Man goes to fairyland and marries fairy.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Marriage or liaison with fairy. · view the constellation · filed as F302.1

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
English Wells 130ff. (Sir Launfal, Emare)
Spanish Exempla Keller
India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Fairy mistress. Mortal man marries or lives with fairy woman.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Mortals supplied with fairy mistresses during visit to fairyland Mortal gives fairy ring after night spent with her in fairyland

Filed beside it

Bonga mistress Man marries fairy and takes her to his home Fairy wooes mortal man Man obtains power over fairy mistress Fairy mistress and mortal wife Fairy mistress leaves man when he breaks tabu Fairy mistress prophesies mortal lover's fate in battle Fairy mistress demands mortal lover deny Christian teachings Fairy mistress rescues hero from battle Man to have fairy wife for only seven years Prince married to a she-monkey (really queen of the fairies)

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