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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Goldmine! Folktexts: A library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology, page 1

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  • Abducted by Aliens. The aliens in these legends are not men from outer space but the underground folk: fairies, trolls, elves, and the like.
    1. The Recovered Bride (Ireland).
    2. Taken by the Good People (Ireland).
    3. Twenty Years with the Good People (Ireland).
    4. Ethna the Bride (Ireland).
    5. Jamie Freel and the Young Lady (Ireland).
    6. Ned the Jockey (Wales).
    7. The Old Man and the Fairies (Wales).
    8. A Visit to Fairyland (Wales).
    9. Four Years in Faery (Isle of Man).
    10. The Lost Wife of Ballaleece (Isle of Man).
    11. On Fairies (England).
    12. The Lost Child (England).
    13. The Fairies' Hill (Scotland).
    14. The Stolen Lady (Scotland).
    15. Touching the Elements (Shetland Islands).
    16. The Aged Bride (Denmark).
    17. A Smith Rescues a Captured Woman from a Troll (Denmark).
    18. The Sea Nymph (Sweden).

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