The history of the Fey: Fairies
Hello! I'll be doing a series of posts with a little history of the Fey or Fay or Fae. Whichever way you choose to spell it, the Fey have an interesting, and varied history. So, if you want to share any information you have about my post, feel free to comment. I'd love to hear from you!
While researching fairies (the sidhe - pronounced shee) for my book, Becoming Banshee, I learned about Tuatha Dé Danann from ancient Ireland. They were one of the ancient tribes of Gaelic Ireland.
The Tuatha Dé Danann means 'the people of the Goddess Danu'. She was known as the mother goddess because she was the oldest Celtic god.
The Tuatha Dé Danann battled with another tribe, the Fir Bolg. The Tuatha Dé Danann lost and in order to stay in Ireland they had to live underground. They were then known as Aes Sidhe or the people of the mound. So, if you've ever heard of a 'fairy mound', now you know how that term originated!
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I got my information on the Sidhe from ireland-information.com and bardmythologies.com
