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Old 15-04-2011, 07:09 AM
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a real fairy ? - now that's a difficult question. There are spirits of Nature that our ancestors have known for milennia, they are part of our folklore. When the tribes first came to Britain, this island was a scary place - endless forests inhabited by wolf, bear, and wild boar AND the Green Spirits [spirits of nature]. Our ancestors knew that these powerful spirits could be friendly or malicious and so had to be offered respect and gifts, usually by the tribal shaman. These spirits would choose to show themselves or not as the mood took them. Different people saw different things and so the mythology grew - elf, fae, goblins, trolls, the whole box-full. They were given names like Rob, Hob, Robin Goodfellow and became part of our longest lasting legends e.g. Robin Hood, the Green Knight in Arthurian legend, etc.
All I am saying is that you have seen something in my photos and interpreted it as a figure which is real to you [and other people]. Just enjoy the experience and know that you are seeing what your remote ancestors would have seen Perhaps it is a sign of sensitivity on your part.
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