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Terraria (/ t ə ˈ r ɛər i ə / ⓘ tə-RAIR-ee-ə [1]) is a 2011 action-adventure sandbox game developed by Re-Logic. The game was first released for Windows and has since been ported to other PC and console platforms.
The Fairy with Turquoise Hair (Italian: la Fata dai Capelli Turchini), often simply referred to as the Blue Fairy (La Fata Turchina), is a fictional character in the 1883 Italian book The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, [1] repeatedly appearing at critical moments in Pinocchio's wanderings to admonish the little wooden puppet to avoid bad or risky behavior.
A fairy (also fay, fae, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, generally described as anthropomorphic, found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, and French folklore), a form of spirit, often with metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural qualities.
The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3: 1 million [129] [better source needed] The Legend of Sword and Fairy: July 31, 2003: Role-playing game: Softstar Entertainment: Softstar Entertainment Unistar Hidden & Dangerous 2: 1 million [130] Hidden & Dangerous: October 21, 2003: Action: Illusion Softworks: Take-Two Interactive: Manor Lords: 1 million [131 ...
In his children's book Leçons d'elficologie, Pierre Dubois presents a plate depicting the metamorphosis of a young pillywiggin into a butterfly fairy. [23] A nursery rhyme published in an Australian children's book describes singing Pillywiggin. [24] A modern Italian storybook evokes the proximity of Pillywiggins to foxglove and bellflower. [25]
Allerleirauh is one of the Grimm fairy tales featured in the play The Secret in the Wings by Mary Zimmerman. The ending of this version is rather ambiguous, as the narrators of the story frequently contradict both one another and the actions of the characters onstage. A German TV movie titled Allerleirauh was produced by NDR in 2012. This ...
Germanic lore featured light and dark elves (Ljósálfar and Dökkálfar).This may be roughly equivalent to later concepts such as the Seelie and Unseelie. [2]In the mid-thirteenth century, Thomas of Cantimpré classified fairies into neptuni of water, incubi who wandered the earth, dusii under the earth, and spiritualia nequitie in celestibus, who inhabit the air.
Their wings are usually slender and possess long bristles, giving them a hairy or feathery appearance, although some species may have greatly reduced stubby wings or lack wings altogether. These unusual-looking wings work by utilizing air resistance —which at their minuscule size is equivalent to moving through honey—so they sort of ...