In old English, "fey", meant : visionary (old French : faerie) and was connected to fate.
Faeries play a prominent and very important role in folklore, from the time that every waterway, well and loch had a name, and an ancient faerie that protected it, for example The Lady of the Lake, Nimue and Melusine.
They are also important in rituals and are believed to be responsible for failing crops when someone has violated or upset them, and known to be onlookers of the human nature. So before you decided to go walking into the fields or forests by yourself, it is advised to educate yourself on the various faeries and their significance...
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