![]() In the mid-thirteenth century, Thomas of Cantimpré classified fairies into neptuni of water, incubi who wandered the earth, dusii under the earth, and spiritualia nequitie in celestibus, who inhabit the air. This may be roughly equivalent to later concepts such as the Seelie and Unseelie. Germanic lore featured light and dark elves ( Ljósálfar and Dökkálfar). A group of fairies is called a “spark.” For instance, “the spark of fairies moved so quickly they looked like a flash of lightning.”Įarly classifications of fairies Classifications – which most often come from scholarly analysis, and may not always accurately reflect local traditions – typically focus on behavior or physical characteristics. ![]() ![]() Fairies, particularly those of Irish, English, Scottish and Welsh folklore, have been classified in a variety of ways. ![]()
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