19+ Scottish Folklore Fairies

Faeries play a prominent and very important role in the scottish folklore from the time that every waterway well and loch had a name and an ancient faerie that protected it.

Scottish folklore fairies. The name of the unseelie court or the evil fairies in the folklore of scotland. Pixie and goblins that appear in later folklore. The name means the host which is a euphemism to avoid invoking them with the mention of their name and deter them from inflicting harm. A supernatural guardian of the wild creatures from the border region of scotland. So there won t be many faeries that are found in this page about fairies eg. The highlands are unquestionably the wildest part of britain and there are more cultural differences between higland and lowland scotland than between lowland scotland and northern england. A generic term for fairies in england and scotland they were generally benevolent but could turn bad if they were neglected.

This is a collection of scottish folklore which will appeal to all ages. They are believed to be the fallen angels that roam the midnight skies of the earth searching for lost souls. While many of the themes are similar to other european folk tales this collection emphasizes specifically scottish aspects of the stories. Here are the list and descriptions of faeries. If tales of giants and fairies intrigue and excite you the highlands of scotland offer some of the most vivid and captivating fairy tales ever recorded but it is from the shetland islands you will find the chilling and riveting tales of trolls. Brownies bogles kelpies mermaids and others and tales of witches and of giants. One of scotland s most famous unsolved mysteries is that of the loch ness monster or nessie as it has affectionately come to be known.

He wore brown clothes and had a shock of red frizzy hair and wild eyes. They were the most dangerous of all the fey and often not just moody but downright evil. The large dinosaur like creature is reputed to inhabit loch ness in the scottish highlands. Nessie has a long neck and one or more humps protruding from the water. The aos sídhe sìdhichean or fairies were originally the pre christian divinities of gaelic scotland. Since there are many types of faeries there will only be articles on faeries that have parallel to or has antecedents from the mythical beings of the celtic mythology.