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Do Fairies Really Exist? Encounters with Fairies

Fairie is defined as a "host of supernatural beings and spirits who exist in a state of limbo between earth and heaven." Fairies include brownies, gnomes, elves, nixies, goblins, trolls, dwarfs, pixies, kobolds, banshees, sylphs, sprites, and undines, to name a few. Fairies are claimed to be human-sized or smaller, measuring no more than 3 inches (7.5 cm) in height. Female fairies have the ability to predict fortunes, especially when it comes to births and deaths.

While fairies are most frequently linked with the United Kingdom and Ireland, this mythical species may be found in almost every country on the planet. The Cherokee Indians of North Carolina, for example, call fairies Yunw Tsunsdi. These little creatures resemble elf-like locals.

A Fairy's average lifespan ranges from 1000 to 1500 years. They do not appear to age physically, and they never get sick. Fairies come in a range of shapes and sizes. With King and Elaine being the only known exceptions, almost all fairies have pointy ears and wings. Their wings include multiple visible veins, similar to those of insects. Their look does not alter significantly over the course of their lives, and they often retain a childlike appearance.

Fairies do not have wings when they are born; they develop them through time. Fully developed wings are a sign of adulthood, and this is sometimes followed with an increase in magical strength as well as a modest change in appearance. Fairy wings are thought to be capable of producing elixir that extends one's life, and as a result, they have a high financial value.

Fairies have the capacity to hover as well as the ability to fly. They've shown that they know how to use it and can travel fast in the air. When a fairy uses this talent, it needs a lot of attention and diminishes their power. It leaves the person feeling drained. Fairies have the ability to see into people's hearts and determine whether their intentions are pure. Even if a fairy erases their own existence, they can still read a heart.

Though some people still believe in fairies, particularly in Ireland, Iceland, Norway, and Scotland, modern fairies have been cleansed for today's youngsters and have shed their murdering habits.

Fairies have generally been limited to children's magical literature in the contemporary era, hence the term "fairy tales." However, many adults in the past believed in the reality of fairies. Early fairies were not sweet pixies; they were lusty, spiteful, and cruel beings who were just as likely to kill you as they were to bring you out of the woods.

They were usually good, but they could also be cruel and malicious. Long-distance travellers make offerings for the fairies, which generally included bannock (bread) cakes, tobacco, or fruits. In exchange, the fairy folk may offer favourable weather or protection from wild beasts and highwaymen.

Fairy sightings have been reported by a large number of people. The problem with stories from before the twentieth century is that most of them are based on information passed down from generation to generation that is virtually always incorrect.

Rymour, often known as 'True Thomas,' met fairies in the 13th century. The Queen of Elfland fell in love with Thomas, according to the account, and he saw both the good and evil sides of the queen. He spent seven years with her in the world of the fairies, only being released when the queen became concerned that the devil would abduct Thomas as part of his seven-year tribute. Thomas had 'the sight' when he went home and was unable to lie.

Kirk was a famous Scottish priest who penned The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies in the 17th century. Locals believed his genuine body had been kidnapped by fairies and the corpse left behind did not belong to the minister when he was discovered dead alongside the Fairy Knowe at Aberfoyle in 1692.

In 1757, when Williams was seven years old, he had an experience with fairies. He was one of four kids who saw up to eight couples dancing less than a hundred yards away. They were smaller than the children, yet they wore red robes and looked like dwarves.

Because it generated such a stir in the early twentieth century, this is possibly the most famous fairy encounter of all time. A pair of Yorkshire schoolgirls (Elise Wright and Frances Griffiths) took five photographs in the woods along the stream in the village of Cottingley, near Bradford, between 1917 and 1920.There are scores of accounts from the last century alone about meetings with fairies, and many more from before the twentieth century. When it comes to photographic proof, the problem is that people will always accuse you of fabricating it. The Cottingley event certainly does not help matters.

Fairy proof does not have to be confined to sightings. There have been a number of strange discoveries buried in the ground. Skeletal remains of exceptionally small humans have been discovered all throughout the world, but they are frequently rejected as pygmy tribal evidence.

Two gold scouts in Wyoming, on the other hand, discovered the mummified remains of a little man sitting on a ledge. At the time of his death, he was probably in his seventies and stood about 20 inches tall.

In Montana's Beartooth Mountains, very small skulls have also been discovered. In 1920, a mummy measuring only 11.625 inches tall was discovered in Central America. It's more difficult to explain these findings only as evidence of pygmy tribes.