Depending on the region, fairies are said to live in woodland communities, underground kingdoms, or inhabit lakes, hills, or stone or grass circles — often along with centaurs, elves, ogres, gnomes and other such animals.

Various folk theories about the origins of fairies include casting them as either demoted angels or demons in a Christian tradition, as deities in Pagan belief systems, as spirits of the dead, as prehistoric precursors to humans, or as spirits of nature.

While the term fairy goes back only to the Middle Ages in Europe, analogues to these beings in varying forms appear in both written and oral literature, from the Sanskrit gandharva (semidivine celestial musicians) to the nymphs of Greek mythology and Homer, the jinni of Arabic mythology, and similar folk characters of …

Originating in English folklore, the earliest mentions of fairies are in the writings of Gervase of Tilbury, a 12th-century English scholar and canon lawyer.

Here are some of the things they most dislike: Being intruded upon or spied upon (they punish this severely). The sound of bells, especially church bells. (The one exception are those bells that they hang on their horses’ harnesses.)

Seelie and Unseelie Courts In Scottish folklore, faeries are divided into the Seelie Court (more benevolent, but still dangerous) and the Unseelie Court (more malevolent).

Fairies were evil creatures with the capability to harm thanks to their collusion with the devil and a diabolical remnant of the Catholic past, but they could also bring good fortune to those they encountered and bestow gifts of healing, food and magic.

5 beloved fairy tales with dark and disturbing origins

1. Sleeping Beauty. In the version of Sleeping Beauty that you must have heard, the beautiful princess is put to sleep forever when she pricks her finger on a spindle.
2. Snow White.
3. The Little Mermaid.
4. Little Red Riding Hood.
5. The Pied Piper.

Have you ever wondered why fairy tales are so scary? Students find that the muddled-up tales remind them of the stories they heard when they were much younger, but they love the energy and characters they can develop – playing Little Red Riding Hood as the bad guy!

The only way to break this curse is for the cursed to have someone truly love you, through the transformation to becoming the Beast. Rod is shown to have this curse. The cursed target trades their voice for an important object.

Fairy Tale Curse

Fritz’s Fairy Tale Curse is Little Red Riding Hood. He was cursed by the King’s royal advisor, Mythros, so he could have an assistant to carry out the tasks Fritz would not do.

GOOD ENDING Don’t accept the gift. Attempt to flirt. Apologize to Annice. Tell him off.

The recommended order to play the routes as plot can increase slowly but gradually would be as follows :

1. Rod’s Route.
2. Karma’s Route.
3. Rumpel’s Route.
4. Fritz’s Route.
5. Waltz’s Route.

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