#62 Fairy Good Books: Romantasy pt. 1

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In honor of America's favorite green holiday, let's talk fantasy! Jackie takes us into the realm of fairy tales with stories of the sidhe, fae, and elves.Questions/comments/concerns/recommendations? Email us at [email protected]!Definitions:sidhe (correlated fairy for purposes of this episode and understanding) - taken from Aes sídhe or daoine sídhe ( meaning the people of the mounds). "In Old Irish we see references to síd, síth, síodh, sídh, sídhe, síodha, or sídbrugach as ‘a fairy hill or mound’, and later in a more general sense, to mean something wondrous, enchanting, charming, or delightful. Subsequently, we see the term being associated with supernatural beings themselves, or fairies specifically." (Irish Pagan School, 2022)Tuatha De Danu - "people of the goddess Danu," Danu being a Celtic land or mother goddesseuhemerization - any interpretation of myths that derives the gods from outstanding men, and seeks the source of mythology in historyseelie/unseelie - derives from the Anglo-Saxon (ge)sælig/ sællic meaning ‘happy’ or ‘prosperous," associated with "seely wytes" in 17th c. ScotlandÁlfheim - Old Norse, "The Homeland of the Elves”ljósálfar - Old Norse, light elves (or bright elves)svartálfar/ dökkálfar - Old Norse, dark elves/black elvesSvartálfheim - Old Norse, "home of the black elves"dvergar - Old Norse, "dwarves"Other episodes to listen to:#33 - Exploring The Final Frontier with Science Fiction and Romance#37 An Homage to Retellings in Romance Books#38 A GRIMM Understanding of RetellingsBooks/Authors/People we mention:Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan SwiftArabian Nights / One Thousand Nights and OneBeowulfArthur RackhamThe Faerie Queene by Edmund SpenserFolk of the Air series by Holly BlackFever and Highlander series by Karen Marie MoningA Court of Thorns and Roses and Throne of Glass by Sarah J MaasWhat Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper L WoodsMarried to Magic series by Elise Kova (Accidentally named her "Air Awakens" series)WinterSong by S. Jae-JonesThe Halfling Saga by Melissa BlairA River Enchanted by Rebecca RossThe Four Winds series by Alexandria WarwickEmily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettDragon Heart Legacy series by Nora RobertsStitches by David SmallsHell Bent by Leigh BardugoSources:“Luck of the Irish: Folklore and fairies in Rural Ireland” (HRAF, Yale)“Fairies and Fairy lore: The reality of the Irish fairy” (Broderick, 2018)“The Sidhe – Irish Fairy Folklore” (Irish Pagan School, 2022)“Túatha Dé (Danann)” (CODECS)“Fairy in The Faerie Queene: Making Elizabeth Irish” (Severson, 2019)‘A History of Elves” (Bradford, 2017)“The Seelie and Unseelie Courts” (British fairies, 2021)"Incredible History of the Tuatha de Danann: Ireland’s Most Ancient Race" (Connolly Cove, 2023)"Hallmarks of Fantasy: A Brief History of the Genre" (Pagan, 2020)"What Do Readers Want From Great Fantasy Fiction?" (BookViral, 2023)"What is fantasy fiction?" (Cliffnotes, 2023)"The Sidhe – Irish Fairy Folklore" (Irish Pagan School, 2022)"Everything You Need To Know About The Fae Folk" (Tea & Rosemary, 2021)"The Fae Meaning and Mythology Secrets You Need To Know" (Brethauer, n.d.)"The Seelie and Unseelie Courts" (Writing in Margins, 2022) "Who Were the Celts?" (History.com, 2019)"Svartálfar" (Wikipedia, 2007)

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