Fairies carry off youth; he has gift of prophecy when he returns to earth (Thomas the Rhymer)

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Fairies carry off youth; he has gift of prophecy when he returns to earth (Thomas the Rhymer).

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Fairies carry people away to fairyland. · view the constellation · filed as F329.1

Filed across the traditions

Scotland Baughman.

Within the index

Filed under Other fairy abductions.

Filed beside it

Fairies abduct young woman, return her when fight starts over her Fairies take persons up in air in chariots for a fortnight or a month. The lost are finally found in fields bereft of sense and with one of the members missing Fairies who stay with mortals

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