Hero fights with fairy person, takes his wife and keeps her (for a year)

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Hero fights with fairy person, takes his wife and keeps her (for a year).

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Marriage or liaison with fairy. · view the constellation · filed as F302.4.3

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Irish myth*Cross.

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Filed under Man obtains power over fairy mistress.

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Man shoots into wreath of mist and brings down fairy. She becomes his wife Fairy comes into man's power when he steals her wings (clothes). She leaves when she finds them Man binds fairy and forces her to marry him

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