Other fairy abductions — Mythoi

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Other fairy abductions.

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

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Filed under Fairies carry people away to fairyland.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Fairies carry off youth; he has gift of prophecy when he returns to earth (Thomas the Rhymer) 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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Fairy steals child from cradle Fairies steal man's wife and carry her to fairyland Fairy women take body of dead hero to fairyland Girl abducted by fairy Fairies kidnap boy when he breaks tabu by going outside mansion under earth before 12 years Fairy father carries off child of mortal mother Family carried away to fairyland as part of bargain Fairies entice people into their domain

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