Women are divided into fairies gnomes. Elves and fairies: legends, photos. A magical land of elves and fairies. Ears like a calling card

22.10.2019

Based on the information given in the Scandinavian legends, it is almost impossible for them. They are considered in them as spirits - elves, rather than real earthly inhabitants. The gods and goddesses of the Tribe of the goddess Danu turned into the same spirits - sids and elves after the defeat from the Goidels - the Sons of Mil. This happened between 1700-700. BC. Apsaras were sometimes considered to be the same spirits - elves, however, from Indian mythology it is difficult to establish when the transformation into apsaras and gandharvas - spirits (elves) of apsaras and gandharvas - real earthly inhabitants took place.
Based on the foregoing, we can talk about two possible periods of life in Scandinavia for Valkyries - elves (elves). 1) They lived there even before the Flood and the time of their life coincided with the later events described in the Indian epic, which found an echo in the Scandinavian legends about warrior maidens moving through the air on winged horses (more likely).
2) Valkyries - elves lived in Scandinavia at about the same time as the Tribe of the Goddess Danu - Tuatha de Danann - elves in Ireland, that is, from about IV to II or I millennium BC It is even possible that they settled twice in Scandinavia, like the Tribe of the goddess Danu in Ireland, and were forced to leave there for several millennia immediately after the flood.

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Thus, the time of life on Earth of elves, like other white gods, of which they were, was incredibly long and lasted from the end of the Mesozoic era or the beginning of the Paleogene (65.5 million years ago) to II or I millennium BC What happened to them later is said in my works "The Exodus of the White Gods. From Hyperborea to Easter Island" and "Emancipated Women's Societies: a look from the depths of centuries".

Now, after studying North American, Central American, South American, Egyptian, Sumerian-Babylonian, Indian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and other legends, it became clear to me where the elves went (they are the Tribe of the goddess Danu, Tuatha de Danann, Tuatha de Anu, Gandharvas , Apsaras, Valkyries). Part of the elves (apparently, mostly male gods), probably, together with other white gods adityas, sailed on ships to North America, marched in the form of "white gods", led by "Quetzalcoatl", "Kukulkan", "Bochika" , "Vira Kochey", through all of North, Central and South America, outlined the Nazca desert (apparently, having preserved one or more aircraft, the existence of which is noted in the legends of the Indians of North and South America), then sailed to Easter Island and other islands Polynesia and beyond were slaughtered there. Today, the power of the Tuatha de Danann is evidenced only by past legends, North American mound hills and drawings of the Nazca desert. About the same as the representatives of this divine people looked like, the intravital portraits of the Gandharvas-Tuatha-elves, left on Easter Island, speak.
Another part of the elves, mostly goddesses - elves, created settlements and states of the Amazons in the Black Sea, Asia Minor, Africa and South America (probably having reached there with male elves) and died during numerous battles and skirmishes with local residents.

© A.V. Koltypin, 2009(additions and corrections 2012)

Increasingly, elves and fairies are becoming heroes not only of children's cartoons, but also bright and colorful characters in adult action films and science fiction films. Their roles are varied. Who they are and where they came from, the material will tell.

myth theory

Flower fairies and elves often appear not only in children's stories, but also in serious documentaries. They trace their history from the German-Scandinavian and Celtic myths. For all the peoples of this territory, the words had a similar root. But the characteristics of the characters differed depending on the region.

Fairytale creatures were the spirits of the forests, responsible for their growth and development. It was believed that they were friends with people and did not enter into conflicts.

One of the legends tells that an amazing people of elves used to live on earth. The country was ruled by Queen Medb. She was very beautiful and had great strength. If a man entered the territory, he immediately fell in love with the ruler and forever became a slave of this country. Those who returned from there were considered crazy. Medb gave a kind-hearted person the talent to heal others.

People divided all heroes into good and evil. Someone brought joy to the home, others played pranks. In Slavic folklore, instead of elves and fairies, brownies, goblin, mavkas and mermaids lived.

Ears like a calling card

Elves in modern culture are most often a mixture of beauty and grace. They are distinguished by matte skin and slender silhouettes. The lines of the face are gentle, but at the same time pointed. The cheekbones are especially pronounced. Typically, these creatures wear long, baggy robes that further accentuate their translucent figure. They differ not only in harmony, but in thinness. But photos of elves and fairies usually differ depending on the worldview of the author.

Eyes create a special image. Deep, sensual, abnormally large and expressive, they immediately captivate the audience. Long straight curls are also an integral part of the type. They have bony hands and fingers.

The unifying element of all creatures of this race is the ears. Pointed upwards, they have become the hallmark of creatures. Each of the representatives of this species proudly demonstrates to the public its organ of hearing. Representatives of this species specially style their hair in a Malvinka hairstyle.

The look and world of elves and fairies is entirely up to the artist or writer. It is the author who dictates the fashion for a particular type of face and style of clothing.

Physical indicators

Another striking characteristic of creatures with pointed ears is longevity. Many researchers believe that this race has surpassed humans in many ways. They have overcome aging. Elves perceive time differently, and, consequently, the processes in their body occur in their own way.

In addition to the fact that elves and fairies do not give in to years, their bodies are also larger than ours are capable of regeneration. Wounds heal faster, deep scars leave minor scratches. There is no facial hair. It is very rare in literature, cinema or other art to find a male elf with a beard or mustache.

Due to the fact that the age of this race is longer, and the performance of the body as a whole is better, many people considered them to be superior beings, demigods. Psychology is also arranged differently, it is easier for them to master science and magic, which at its core is not much different.

Descendants of extraterrestrial beings

Not only science fiction writers, but also mystics turned to the images of this character. Many scientists have worked on the mystery of creatures. Researchers were especially interested in whether there could be descendants of elves among people.

As a result of the studies, it was established that there are no pure representatives of this people on earth, but there are people whose genes have more in common with the supernatural race. Among the main signs - high immunity. Elves and fairies practically did not get sick. Therefore, if your body is resistant to seasonal sores, then perhaps their blood flows in your veins.

Also, such persons look much younger than their peers. The sun's rays are harmful to their delicate skin. Elves respect the beauty that nature has endowed them with, so they do not use cosmetics and do not injure their hair with lush hairstyles. Often they have a different way of thinking. Such people from childhood learn the purpose of their lives and rarely turn off the right path.

If all this is inherent in you, then perhaps magical blood flows in your veins.

Small children

Fairy elves and fairies often have similarities. For example, pointed ears and unearthly beauty. But there are details that distinguish them from each other. For decades, people have represented these characters in different ways. As a result, they were given separate roles in society.

Unlike elves, who stand out with a tall, thin frame, fairies are shorter than humans. They are also characterized by thinness and bonyness, but their figures are more like children's, not yet fully developed. rarely with a blue or pink tint. An obligatory element of all fabulous creatures are wings. But sometimes these characters can fly without their help.

Fairy women are distinguished by grace and fragility. In turn, males are not so agile. They have broad shoulders, rough legs and a big head. Often, it seems that this is the body of a child, into which a rude little man was stuffed.

These characters have angelic naive faces with soft features. small noses and plump lips add to their image of tenderness. The hair is always long and curled into curls.

planet on planet

Both the first and the second fabulous creatures live in the same world. Despite their differences, these two races are closely related to each other. The magical country of elves and fairies is a territory of freedom and high morality, therefore, for most people, the entrance to it is closed.

Their state is ruled by a king. Sometimes power is given into the hands of elders or wise men. Nobles stand out from the number of subjects with tiaras or wreaths. Representatives of governing bodies are especially magnificently dressed.

For a long time it was believed that heroes could change their appearance and growth. Therefore, many legends tell that fairies and elves live among people and go unnoticed because of the spell. Other sources testify that these creatures settle in flowers. There are even entire countries with their own authorities and laws. And, thanks to a veil of magic, their world remains invisible to the human eye.

Separate groups live in human gardens and flower beds. Depending on the mentality, their main task is to harm or help us.

Works by famous writers

Films that use the images of these are becoming popular. The world that JRR Tolkien created has become especially famous. His work "The Lord of the Rings" is a model in literature, and has been on the bestseller list for decades. Fictional Middle-earth is inhabited by many creatures, but the elves are especially fond of the public. They are characterized by restraint, pride and wisdom. Nevertheless, they, like mere mortals, succumb to ordinary feelings: love, friendship, revenge. One of the most striking characters in the trilogy is Legolas. His role in the film was excellently played by Orlando Bloom.

Frequent heroes of fantasy books are elves and fairies. Legends about these creatures are invented by writers. It is they who endow their images with unique character traits.

From the pages of a book

From the pen of another English prose writer - D.K. Rowling - a whole series of books came out, thanks to which the world got acquainted with a completely different type of elves. One of the characters, Dobby, represents house spirits. He is a colorful character in the Harry Potter series of books and films. Unlike Legolas, he is devoid of the human form. In addition, this race is absolutely dependent on the mercy of the owner.

The favorite story of many children of the world is the story of Peter Pan by the Scottish writer Sir The protagonist is a boy who does not want to grow up. He always remains a child and is friends with fairy fairies. One of them, 13 cm tall, baby Tinkerbell. Her name reflects her occupation. The doll loves to repair copper things. When working with metal, a characteristic sound occurs. Because of this "melody" she was nicknamed so. And its appearance depends on the worldview of people. As soon as children stop believing that fairies and elves exist, the life of the latter will end.

old new tales

No less famous is Cinderella's godmother. The woman had wings and used a wand. Such a character appeared more than once in scenes where the protagonist no longer waiting for help.

But not in every picture the fairy plays a positive role. In the fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty", this creature brought trouble to the young princess and her kingdom.

Recently, Disney decided to remake the story in a new style. The film was called "Maleficent", where the role of an evil witch with a big soul was played by Angelina Jolie.

Interest in the parallel and supernatural world is one of the characteristics of a person. As long as the secret that the elves and fairies hide remains closed, we will receive new colorful book characters and film characters. Differences in the cultures of peoples have led to the fact that the image of forest spirits is perceived and described in different ways. But what they all have in common is that elves and fairies actually exist.

And others) to collect information, take what will be needed to embody the image, understand how exactly what will be taken will be embodied. And also to get information about where this, quite specific, incarnation of the image of the Elf-Fairy-Pixie, with the main archetype of the Magician, should not get.

The image of a fairy as an exquisitely attractive, as a rule, petite woman, was formed during the heyday of romanticism in Western literature and developed in the Victorian era. (...) The idea of a fairy as a humanoid tiny creature, often with wings, arose relatively recently, in the second half of the 19th century. (...) In Victorian times, the literary and fairy-tale idea of a fairy who does good deeds, becomes the godmother of princes and princesses, bringing them some magical gifts or abilities as a gift at baptism, owns a magic wand with which she creates their miracles. (...) For the first time, illustrators and artists of the Victorian era began to depict fairies with wings, as if borrowed from insects, when the fairy in the mass consciousness began to turn into a kind beauty from children's fairy tales.

Victorian illustrations by Cecile Mary Barker, an English illustrator who painted children among flowers, mostly as fairy fairies and elves.
Cecile Mary Barker is best known for her books Flower Fairy. Barker's first book, The Flower Fairies of Spring, was published in 1923, in the wake of the booming fashion for fairies. With light hand Queen Mary, who sent postcards with cheerful and innocent fairies to exhausted World First friends, Barker's books and postcards with her drawings became incredibly popular. All fairies were drawn by Barker from nature, from pupils kindergarten run by her sister. Flowers and trees are reproduced with truly botanical precision.

This is where I don't need to. I walk past the good fairy godmother from Cinderella and Prince Thumbelina, who lived in a magical land where the Swallow took the girl, as well as the fairies from the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty, opposing the evil witch. Fairy tales for children fall strongly, in addition to the archetype of the Wizard, into the archetypes of the Guardian, the Innocent, the Jester, and sometimes the Lover. And I want more mystery and ancient magic.

Alvas (elves) from the Scandinavian Eddas are the spirits of nature, "light elves". They live in their own country, Alfheim. Their appearance is more beautiful than the sun. In Scandinavian mythology, there were two types of alves: upper (light) and lower (dark, or svartalva). In late folklore, the image of the latter merged with the gnomes.

In a broad sense, “fairies” in Western European folklore usually mean the whole variety of related mythological creatures, often radically different from each other in appearance and character.
Of the many theories about the origin of fairies, my favorite is:
- the idea of fairies (elves, trolls, etc.) as an independent "race" that has nothing to do with human nature or divine forms of life, the parallel existence of intelligent beings;
- representation of fairies as the embodiment of the "spirits of nature".

The first reports of fairies appeared in medieval Europe, and the most widespread were in Ireland, Cornwall, Wales and Scotland. Despite the wide geography of legends about fairies, their character was described quite similarly.
The etymology of the word "fairy" goes back to the word "fatum", meaning "foretold" and "prophetic". Fairies are mythological creatures with inexplicable, supernatural powers. They tend to interfere in a person's daily life - under the guise of good intentions, often causing harm. (archetype of the Magician). Fairies can fly, but do without wings (the archetype of the Mage-Wizard), often using stems of plants or birds as “apparatuses” (fusion, harmony with nature).
The size of the bodies of the fairies (they are able to change appearance depending on which observer they are) and their appearance were originally described very differently. Let's assume that there are no restrictions on faces, skin and hair colors, or physique for the Elf-Fairy-Pixie image. It would seem that there is an age limit, from young to mature. But the age limit is connected with the descriptions of the everyday and partly carefree activities of the fairies and their kingdom, as a human idea of life in heaven, of paradise. In the realm of the fairies, time does not exist, just as deformities, diseases, age and death do not exist. This idea can be considered a later introduction associated with the spread of Christianity. Moreover, there are characters with faces that could be called old among the fairies. I think this limitation can be ignored.
Fairies lead both a collective and an isolated way of life, hidden from humans. Maybe this speaks of the Outcast archetype, but most likely it is noted that the affairs of fairies are closed, inaccessible and incomprehensible to humans. The practical conclusion from this phrase will be the loss of the image of the Elf-Fairy-Pixie from the human "landscape", man's ideas about the life of fairies from dwellings to everyday household items. However, people know that fairies are usually busy dancing, playing music, and participating in sumptuous feasts that do not require food preparation.
The country of "social" fairies has a huge number of inhabitants; in all reports it is a monarchy ruled by queens; fairy kings are less common, but there were also references to rulers - married couples. This means that the fairies have some kind of internal hierarchy, some will embody the archetype of the Ruler.
The favorite color of fairies living in a collective is green. This is sometimes interpreted as a necessity for camouflage in the forests. Domestic single fairies prefer other colors of clothing.

Elves are a magical people in Norse and Celtic folklore. The name elves is vague, as it defines both deities and a range of magical beings. common feature of all elves - their beauty and the presence of magical abilities (the archetypes of the Lover and the Mage). The etymology of the word "elf" indicates a single root for the Germanic languages. Therefore, it is quite possible that earlier there was a single idea of elves among the ancestors of all modern Germanic peoples. The very origin of the German word "elf" is much more difficult to understand, however, it is associated with the words "shining" and "white".
In pagan times, people believed that a forest elf lived in especially sprawling and powerful trees. The halo of holiness around pagan groves and trees originates from the ancient custom of making sacrifices on trees. Perhaps the very idea of inhabited trees was borrowed from Greco-Roman culture. In Sweden, you can still see the so-called elven altars, on which rituals and sacrifices were performed during pagan times. Some of these rituals were carried out after the adoption of Christianity.
In some Swedish traditions, elves are divided into three groups, belonging, respectively, to the elements of earth, air and water. Wood elves in this case are attributed to the elements of the earth.
In one Anglo-Saxon conspiracy, which by all accounts belongs to the era of paganism, elves are credited with the insidious habit of throwing tiny iron arrows from afar, which pierce the skin without leaving a trace, and cause sudden painful colic.
In northern Europe (Denmark), the word "elves" means forest spirits. Their descriptions are similar - men look like old men in wide-brimmed hats, and women are young and beautiful, but under green dresses they, like Elle men, hide oxtails. The tail makes them related to the Norwegian hulda ( beautiful woman with a cow's tail, which she hides from people).

Fairies and Elves associate with the hills (fairy mounds), inside which some of them live, and on the tops of the hills they feast and dance. Also in Europe, the idea that supernatural beings (elves, fairies and others) are afraid of iron is widespread.

Ethnic groups and historical epochs, in which sources (folk epic, legends, myths, tales and author's literature) have references to Fairies, Elves and other mythical creatures similar to them:
- Scandinavians, a long time ago
- Celts (pre-Roman Britain), a long time ago
- Anglo-Saxons early Middle Ages
- West Germanic peoples, early Middle Ages
- medieval legends and literature, Middle Ages
- romanticism in Western literature and Victorian era XVIII-XIX century
- modern interpretations (Tolkien)

The West German concept in the early Middle Ages began to differ from the Scandinavian myths, and the Anglo-Saxon went even further from them, probably under the influence of the Celts.

Elves, Fairies and Pixies, folklore sources to create an image

Every person has faith in a miracle, in a magical unidentified world, in small creatures that live in this beautiful world. While we are children, we sincerely believe in good fairies, elves and gnomes, in wizards and miracles. And we want to turn into magical creatures and we want to work miracles ourselves. And to become a magician, you need to strongly believe in your own forces, you need to learn to listen to yourself and to the primordial nature of things, to become an integral part of this nature, to feel it with every cell.

Gnomes

Gnomes are fabulous little people who live under the mountains in beautiful and rich underground palaces. They are very industrious, they mine ore,

gold, silver and precious stones and possess innumerable wealth, as well as famous for the highest craftsmanship, they can melt metals and make beautiful, the finest work of gold and silver jewelry, dishes adorned with precious stones - vases, goblets, bowls and other magical gizmos.

Formerly, dwarves often made jewelry of unprecedented beauty for elves and humans,

especially for kings. But now they lead a hidden lifestyle, since people have always dreamed of taking possession of the untold riches of the dwarves, the dwarves stopped trusting people and hid their world from people. Or maybe they moved to places where no human foot has set foot.

Among the gnomes there are skilled blacksmiths who make military weapons - axes, hammers, axes, battle armor, painting them with patterns and runes, as well as talented engineers and inventors who build all kinds of mechanisms, and even magic mirrors.

Dwarves guard their treasures very carefully from prying eyes, and to prevent people from finding their treasures, they often use magic spells to make their cities invisible to prying eyes.

They protect their cities from the raids of trolls, orcs and goblins and enter into battle with them, they also guard their innumerable treasures from dragons who are not averse to seizing the wealth of the dwarves and occupying their caves.

Gnomes live a long life, have great strength, they are secretive, trusting no one, insidious and hardy. Often they can command the forces of the earth when they dig underground passages and caves.

All gnomes have broad shoulders, large heads with a beard of various colors - red, black, brown and white, which is never cut and the longer and more magnificent the beard, the older and wiser the gnome.
Dwarves love jokes and pranks, invent various games, they are inquisitive, they like to travel, visit other countries, explore new ore deposits and find deposits of precious metals and stones.

There are very few women - gnomes, they are plump, have wide hips and large breasts, and at first glance it is not always possible to determine that this is a woman - a dwarf. They raise children, sew clothes, lead household And they don't like showing themselves to people.

And then there are garden gnomes who also live underground, but in forests or gardens, and love to take care of trees, herbs and flowers. They also hide from people and can only appear to the chosen people.

Elves are beautiful magical creatures with magical powers. They live in forests, on islands covered with lush vegetation, and surrounded by deep seas, which are difficult and almost impossible for a person to reach.

The elves build their fantastic cities of crystal and glass, plant gardens of amazing beauty, in which grow unprecedented trees, huge, tall with golden and silver leaves, beautiful flowers and magical herbs. These gardens are home to fantastic animals, mostly white in color.

In the elven possessions, rivers flow with crystal clear, transparent healing water, there are beautiful waterfalls, lakes, on the surface of which amazing water lilies grow, swans and fish of extraordinary beauty swim.

Elves are very fond of dancing and composing music, they sing songs with clear, gentle voices. They laugh merrily, play pranks, often arrange magnificent night feasts around the fires, with delicious foods, with delicious fruits, sweets and wines.

Elves live long lives, maybe forever. Outwardly, they look like a person, only very beautiful and graceful, noble and talented. They have keen eyesight and can even see through a person, read his thoughts, they have a gentle, charming voice.

Elves have excellent hearing, they can pick up even inaudible sounds, most likely this is facilitated by the unusual structure of their ears - they have a pointed shape. They are impeccably built, physically developed and strong, have a high growth.

The hair of the elves is long for both women and men, the hair color is different. Women adorn their hair with precious hairpins or natural flowers. They subjugate the forces of nature, can quietly disappear and appear in other places, have a silent gait.

Elves are excellent craftsmen, they know how to make all kinds of Jewelry, clasps, belts, magic rings, caskets and beautiful dishes. As well as musical instruments- harps, strong, but light weapons - bows, swords, shields, chain mail, decorated with gold and silver, and precious stones, and all this looks very beautiful and elegant.

Women are skilled weavers, seamstresses, their fabrics look unearthly, light and airy, invisible threads, precious stones, rainbows, snowflakes and flowers are woven into them, they radiate the silver light of the stars and the moon, the golden light of the sun.

Festive dresses are decorated with precious stones, natural flowers. And everyday clothes are made of light gray fabric, which changes shades depending on the lighting, on the place of stay - in the forest it takes on the color of foliage, in the mountains - the color of stone.

Previously, the elves were friends with people, helped them, but people deceived the elves, killed their outlandish animals, treacherously invaded their habitat, polluted their water bodies.

And the elves stopped trusting people, and recently they stopped showing themselves to people at all. Maybe they sailed away on their light boats, finding themselves a new place where a person has not yet reached, or even left our world forever.

fairies

Fairies are small, beautiful and kind creatures with supernatural powers. People know little about fairies, because unlike elves and gnomes, fairies are very cautious and do not trust and try not to show themselves to people, they become invisible. And only in exceptional cases, very rarely can they appear to people, mostly children, because they love to play, play pranks on children, play pranks with them and sometimes fulfill their desires.

Fairies sometimes resort to human help, but they enchant a person, and when he visits the fairies, it seems to him that all this happens in a dream, and he simply dreams of these magical creatures and their beautiful cities.

Therefore, people do not know exactly what fairies look like. Some people believe that fairies look like people, only very small tiny ones, with transparent wings, most often silver in color, resembling the wings of a butterfly or dragonfly, and sometimes bees.

Little fairies live in the Fairy Valley. Fairy houses are arranged in the ground, in small mounds, beds are made from leaves and flower petals, clothes are also sewn from flowers and herbs. They feed on the juice of berries and fruits, pollen and nectar of flowers.

Gnomes

Gnomes are fabulous little people who live under the mountains in beautiful and rich underground palaces. They are very industrious, they mine ore, gold, silver and precious stones and have untold wealth, they are also famous for their highest craftsmanship, they know how to melt metals and make beautiful, finest gold and silver jewelry, dishes decorated with precious stones - vases, goblets, bowls. and other magical things.

In the past, dwarves often made jewelry of unprecedented beauty for elves and people, especially for kings. But now they lead a hidden lifestyle, since people have always dreamed of taking possession of the untold riches of the dwarves, the dwarves stopped trusting people and hid their world from people. Or maybe they moved to places where no human foot has set foot.

Among the gnomes there are skilled blacksmiths who make military weapons - axes, hammers, axes, battle armor, painting them with patterns and runes, as well as talented engineers and inventors who build all kinds of mechanisms, and even magic mirrors.

Dwarves guard their treasures very carefully from prying eyes, and to prevent people from finding their treasures, they often use magic spells to make their cities invisible to prying eyes.

Gnomes live a long life, have great strength, they are secretive, trusting no one, insidious and hardy. Often they can command the forces of the earth when they dig underground passages and caves.

All gnomes have broad shoulders, large heads with a beard of various colors - red, black, brown and white, which is never cut and the longer and more magnificent the beard, the older and wiser the gnome.
Dwarves love jokes and pranks, invent various games, they are inquisitive, they like to travel, visit other countries, explore new ore deposits and find deposits of precious metals and stones.

There are very few women - gnomes, they are plump, have wide hips and large breasts, and at first glance it is not always possible to determine that this is a woman - a gnome. They raise children, sew clothes, run a household and do not like to show themselves to people.

And then there are garden gnomes who also live underground, but in forests or gardens, and love to take care of trees, herbs and flowers. They also hide from people and can only appear to the chosen people.

elves

Elves live long lives, maybe forever. Outwardly, they look like a person, only very beautiful and graceful, noble and talented. They have keen eyesight and can even see through a person, read his thoughts, they have a gentle, charming voice.

Elves are excellent craftsmen, they know how to make all kinds of jewelry, clasps, belts, magic rings, caskets and beautiful dishes. As well as musical instruments - harps, strong but light weapons - bows, swords, shields, chain mail, decorated with gold and silver, and precious stones, and all this looks very beautiful and elegant.

Women are skilled weavers, seamstresses, their fabrics look unearthly, light and airy, invisible threads, precious stones, rainbows, snowflakes and flowers are woven into them, they radiate the silver light of the stars and the moon, the golden light of the sun.

Festive dresses are decorated with precious stones, natural flowers. And everyday clothes are made of light gray fabric, which changes shades depending on the lighting, on the place of stay - in the forest it takes on the color of foliage, in the mountains - the color of stone.

Previously, the elves were friends with people, helped them, but people deceived the elves, killed their outlandish animals, treacherously invaded their habitat, polluted their water bodies.

fairies

Fairies are small, beautiful and kind creatures with supernatural powers. People know little about fairies, because unlike elves and gnomes, fairies are very cautious and do not trust and try not to show themselves to people, they become invisible. And only in exceptional cases, very rarely can they appear to people, mostly children, because they love to play, play pranks on children, play pranks with them and sometimes fulfill their desires.

Fairies sometimes resort to human help, but they enchant a person, and when he visits the fairies, it seems to him that all this happens in a dream, and he simply dreams of these magical creatures and their beautiful cities.

Therefore, people do not know exactly what fairies look like. Some people believe that fairies look like people, only very small tiny ones, with transparent wings, most often silver in color, resembling the wings of a butterfly or dragonfly, and sometimes bees.

Fairies take care of animals, birds, insects and plants, carefully take care of flowers, especially love bluebells, lilies and other flowers in which you can hide from rain and wind.

Some fairies are very fond of being mischievous and turn into insects, and if a butterfly, dragonfly, bee or ladybug, you can make a wish - it will surely come true, because this turned fairy. Never kill butterflies, dragonflies and bees, and other insects, because it could be a fairy. Fairies are afraid to show themselves to people and therefore become invisible.

Other people describe fairies as ordinary women or girls of unprecedented beauty, fragile physique, with a pleasant voice, who work wonders with the help of magic wand or magic. They can fly, but they don't have wings, they move by levitation.

They love music and dancing very much, and in their free time they organize balls on the lawns and clearings.

Fairies are industrious - they not only look after flowers and other plants and animals, but are also considered skilled weavers, weave elegant, thin fabrics, transparent and of unprecedented beauty.

They make magical carpets, hats, cloaks and capes that are durable and have the ability to become invisible.

Fairies feed mainly on nectar and pollen, berries and juicy fruits, they quench their thirst with dew, but sometimes they are not averse to drinking milk, stealing it from people.

People were wary of fairies, it was believed that some fairies, appearing in front of a person, portend quick death. Not all fairies are friendly to humans, some can harm crops, destroy crops, with the help of magic, they can kidnap babies and bewitch people, kill livestock.

And not always the beautiful appearance of fairies coexists with kindness, a fairy can become embittered and harm a person, take revenge on him, bring misfortune if a person offended a fairy with something, offended. And if a person violated the boundaries of the fairies' possessions, invaded their territory, prevented them from having fun, then the fairies will certainly punish and destroy this person.

In fairies, elves and other supernatural beings, people believed in all countries of the world and at all times, and this belief lives on to this day. And how wonderful, having renounced everything earthly, to be carried away into this fantastic world of wonderful fairy tales, into the wonderful world of dreams and illusions, where magical good creatures live, where there is no evil and physical violence, where joy, happiness and love live.