Unnatural and Supernatural Stories by real people

A changeling, is a replacement of a human child stolen by the faeries. They are faery children, and according to a story by W.B Yeats are able to talk. If they reveal their true selves they will be forced to return to Tira na nog. The mother in the story boiled egg shells, prompting the changeling to ask what she was cooking. The mother then attempted to ram a hot poker down its throat but lucky for the changeling, the real child was returned. Nivi Acknowledgements to: warseer.com for the image and Y.B. Yeats for the story from: Fairy and Folk tales of the Irish peasantry

" When we were on holiday in Cornwall my daughter and I came down a winding lane, and all of a sudden there was a small green man by a gate watching us. All in green, with a pointed hood and ears.... We were cold with terror. We ran for the ferry below... I don't think I have ever been so frightened. " This is the first paragraph of  the introduction from the book 'The Traveller's Guide to Fairy sites'. The book goes on to talk about 20th Century faery sightings and locations in the United Kingdom which are faery hotspots. It is an interesting read. To read the introduction of the book follow the link .....http://www.gothicimage.co.uk/fairysites.html. Nivi Acknowlegements to the Author Janet Bord and the website http://www.gothicimage.co.uk/fairysites.html  the source of the image and paragraph

A powerful Fairy queen. Depicted rather poorly in several stories like Harry Potter, but according to folklore she was one of the good ones. Morgan   was a beautiful and very powerful priestess and queen living around the time of King Arthur. She presided over the sisterhood of nine who lived on the enchanted island of Avalon . She was benevolent, helping Arthur throughout his life. Her demotation to sinister enchantress, came simultaneously with the denigration of Fairy by medieval christian writers. They called her a witch and sorceress due to the fear of feminine wisdom and natural magic. Nivi Acknowledgements to diane.gfxartist.com for image Source: Rosen , B 2008, The Mythical Creatures Bible