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"The Elf Maiden" is a Norse folklore about a young man who marries an elf woman. As their marriage progresses, the elf maiden begins to periodically, miraculously disappear from his sight. The elf maiden finally tells her husband that she will eventually disappear, permanently, and that the only way to prevent it is by hammering a nail into a ...
Ninfea (also Dextia, Guardian Pixie of Pixie Village's Codex, Pixie Queen) Winx Club, PopPixie: Animated TV series, comic Nini: Ojamajo Doremi: Anime Noemi: Winx Club: Animated TV series Nova (Fairy of Firelight) Nuala: The Sandman by Neil Gaiman: Comic Nymph: Creamy Mami: Anime Nymphs of Magix (Daphne, Politea and Seven Unnamed Nymphs) Winx ...
The origin of the word pixie is uncertain. It could have come from the Swedish dialectal pyske, meaning 'small fairy'. [6] Others have disputed this, given there is no plausible case for Nordic dialectal records in southwest Britain, claiming instead—in view of the Cornish origin of the piskie—that the term is more Celtic in origin, though no clear ancestor of the word is known.
The Elfin Oak is the stump of a 900-year-old oak tree located in Kensington Gardens, London, carved and painted to look as though elves, gnomes, fairies and small animals are living in its bark. The hollow log, donated by Lady Fortescue, originally came from Richmond Park , and was moved to Kensington Gardens in 1928 as part of George Lansbury ...
Pixieland is in Dartmoor National Park, Devon and is a visitor attraction, garden gnome manufacturer and retailer. It was founded by Ken Ruth in 1947. It was founded by Ken Ruth in 1947. It has gardens free of charge for visitors which are full of the gnomes, pixies [ 1 ] and other fantasy creatures that have been made on the premises since its ...
According to the Official Elf on the Shelf website, "Elf Return Week" is between November 24 to December 1, so your kiddos should expect them to arrive around then. However, sometimes, Elves will ...
Pixies are considered to be particularly concentrated in the high moorland areas around Devon and Cornwall, suggesting some Celtic origin for the belief and name. Akin to the Irish and Scottish Aos Sí (also spelt Aos Sidhe), pixies are believed to inhabit ancient underground ancestor sites such as stone circles, barrows, dolmens, ringforts or ...
A gnome is a pictsie living underground, while a pictsie is a gnome fighting. Despite this, there remains some ambiguity as to whether the more general gnomes, such as Buggy Swires, should be considered of the same race. Gnomes and the Nac Mac Feegle share a lot of the same characteristics, such as immense strength, bellicose personality and ...