Welcome back to another episode of the history of magical creatures, and today we are going to talk about fairies! Fairies, also known as fay, fae, fey, fair folk, or faerie. Anyway, a fairie is a type of mythical creature or legendary creature found in the folklore of multiple European cultures, they are a form of spirits that are often held with metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural qualities. Myths and stories of fairies are from a collection of folk beliefs from disparate sources, various folk theories think fairies come from either demoted angels or demons, these are said to be thoughts from a Christian belief. But in a Pegan belief system, they are seen as spirits of the dead, to prehistoric precursors to humans, or as spirits of nature.

Fairy has been used as an adjective meaning "enchanted" or "magical" and has been often used to describe other magical creatures like goblins and gnomes. But mainly fairy has been described as a creature with a magical appearance, powers, and a love for trickery. In addition to fairy folklore, fairies were a common feature of Renaissance literature and Romantic art. This art was most common in the United Kingdom during the Victorian and Edwardian Eras. As well as fairies being established as a canonical part of the Celtic Culture heritage during the Celtic Revival.

It's said that sometimes fairies take on the look of animals, for example in Scotland there was said to be a fairy woman who took on the shape of a deer. It's also said that a common feature of fairies is the use of magic to disguise more than just their appearances like things such as "fairy gold" where something looks like gold but soon one realizes that it's leaves, gorse blossoms, gingerbread cakes, and other things. There are so many more things to talk about that involve fairies, that I would end up keeping you here all night! To keep the mystery alive I am going to end this article here, I hope you enjoyed it and stay tuned for the next history of magical creatures.