Fairies abduct young woman, return her when fight starts over her

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Fairies abduct young woman, return her when fight starts over her.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Fairies carry people away to fairyland. · view the constellation · filed as F329.2

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EnglandBaughman.

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