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Have you found the faerie ring?
A fairy ring, also known as fairy circle, elf circle, elf ring or pixie ring, is a naturally occurring ring or arc of mushrooms, often found in forested areas, but can also appear in grasslands or rangelands. They are imprinted in many lore and legend, particularly the lore of Western Europe and is most associated with English and Celtic tales.
According to some of the lore, if a human should happen upon a fairy ring and enter (intentionally or not), he or she will be forced to dance with the creatures. The human visitor will be unable to stop until he or she goes mad or perishes from exhaustion.
Enchanted as they seem, faerie rings hold many dangers. According to an article written by Marla Brooks (and the article is linked below), fairy rings are also worn areas in the grass where the fairies had been dancing. Brooks writes of how those who join the fairy dance withing the circle under the moonlight are lost to time and can also disappear from the 3D would forever. In Welsh legend, the pace of the fairy world differs from the human one. For instance, a human could stay in a fairy ring for mere minutes and then return to the human world to discover that days, weeks, months, even years have passed.
Fairy rings in much lore have also been linked to witches or even a portal to Hell. French tradition reported that fairy rings were guarded by giant
bug-eyed toads that cursed those who violated the circles. In other
parts of Europe, entering a fairy ring would result in the loss of an
eye. Fairy rings are associated with evil spirits in the Philippines.
Dutch traditions tell of fairy rings being created by the devil as a
place to keep his milk churn. Any livestock entering inside that circle suffers the souring of their own milk. Austrian legend claims that fairy rings were the work of dragons that burned them into the ground with their fiery tails.
There are some legends that speak of them actually being omens of good fortune, though. According to Garden Collage Magazine, planting crops and allowing livestock to graze near a fairy ring can lead to good fortune and a good harvest.
So what are your thoughts on fairy rings? Would you enter one if you should happen upon one?
Marla Brooks Article: Never, Ever, Step into a Fairy Ring
Garden Collage Magazine: The Myth and Lore of The Fairy Ring
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