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What is one theory about the origin of fairies?
What is one theory about the origin of fairies?
Why were fairies thought to be afraid of iron?
Why were fairies thought to be afraid of iron?
What is one reason why fairies were often described as playing tricks on humans?
What is one reason why fairies were often described as playing tricks on humans?
What is one belief that people used to have about fairies?
What is one belief that people used to have about fairies?
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What did people believe that fairies did to new mothers?
What did people believe that fairies did to new mothers?
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What might have been the reason why some people escaped and hid in forests and caves?
What might have been the reason why some people escaped and hid in forests and caves?
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What might have been the reason why fairies were often described as stealing food and attacking villages?
What might have been the reason why fairies were often described as stealing food and attacking villages?
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What is one thing that people believed fairies could not do?
What is one thing that people believed fairies could not do?
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What is one thing that people used to believe was a result of fairy action?
What is one thing that people used to believe was a result of fairy action?
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What might have been the reason why people believed fairies replaced human babies with changelings?
What might have been the reason why people believed fairies replaced human babies with changelings?
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Study Notes
Origin of Fairies
- One explanation suggests that fairies are based on memories of real people, not spirits.
- This theory proposes that when tribes with metal weapons invaded lands where people used stone weapons, some people escaped and hid in forests and caves.
Characteristics of Fairies
- Fairies were believed to be afraid of iron and could not touch it.
- They were often described as playing tricks on humans.
Fairy Behavior and Legends
- Hiding people might have stolen food and attacked villages.
- Hundreds of years ago, people believed that fairies:
- Stole new babies and replaced them with 'changelings' (fairy babies).
- Took new mothers and made them feed fairy babies with their milk.
Origin of Fairies
- One explanation suggests that fairies are based on memories of real people, not spirits.
- This theory proposes that when tribes with metal weapons invaded lands where people used stone weapons, some people escaped and hid in forests and caves.
Characteristics of Fairies
- Fairies were believed to be afraid of iron and could not touch it.
- They were often described as playing tricks on humans.
Fairy Behavior and Legends
- Hiding people might have stolen food and attacked villages.
- Hundreds of years ago, people believed that fairies:
- Stole new babies and replaced them with 'changelings' (fairy babies).
- Took new mothers and made them feed fairy babies with their milk.
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Explore the theory that fairies originated from memories of real people, not spirits. Learn how historical events and human behavior may have shaped the concept of fairies.
