Mortals who have danced with the fairies are rarely safe after being saved from their enthrallment. Often, they find that what seemed to be but a brief foray into fairyland was indeed much longer in the mortal realm, possibly weeks or years. The person rescued from the fairy ring may have no memory of their encounter with the sprites, as in a story from Anglesea recorded in 1891. In most tales, the saved interlopers face a grim fate...
The natural history, and the myth of the "fairy ring", from wikipedia is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_ring
Mysterious fairy-type rings are also found in Africa.
5 comments:
i told ya my neighbor has a fairy ring in his yard? its so cool when the shrooms have sprouted...anyway, i do love the mythology of it all.
well don't get drawn in there! they disorient you and crumble your body if you get out again. if they lure you in, best to just stay put!
take a picture of his fairy ring!
when the shrooms sprout i'll get one!...now it just looks like a weird circle trail in the grass.
i seriously can't wait for the picture. i don't believe i've ever seen a fairy ring in my real life explorations through the outdoors. fantastic.
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