from Galatyne Knightwyng There is a word in the common tongue (in this case English) in which the first two letters convey the masculine, the first three letters convey the feminine, the first four letters denote a great man, and the entire word denotes a great woman. What is this word?
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When I think about elves and faeries, one of the things that comes to mind is their connection to nature and protection of life. We can bring a little of that into our everyday world by reevaluating one part of our personal landscape... our lawns. The perfect, chemical-infused lawn isn't resource friendly, isn't bee friendly, and certainly isn't fey friendly. Life thrives on diversity, not a monoculture of non-native grass. Bees thrive on a variety of flowers... just as we do on a balanced diet. And those dead leaves that everyone is in a hurry to get rid of actually improve soil fertility and serve as habitats for important pollinators. With a little refocusing of effort, we can bring a bit of the magic of the eleven wood or faerie garden to our own footprint on this world. Some additional Resources:
Galatyne Knightwyng
"They are fairies; he that speaks to them shall die. I'll wink and couch; no man their works must eye." ~William Shakespeare "The Land of Faery, Where nobody gets old and godly and grave, Where nobody gets old and crafty and wise, Where nobody gets old and bitter of tongue." ~William Butler Yeats "Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!" ~William Butler Yeats "Faerie is a perilous land, and in it are pitfalls for the unwary, and dungeons for the overbold." ~J.R.R. Tolkien
So why would anyone read about elves and dwarves, magic and dragons when the world around us presents plenty of its own challenges? "The very best fantasy enlightens as well as beguiles, passing on the accumulated wisdom of our ancestors, mapping the boundaries of behavior, and challenging our preconceptions of what is right and true.” Such stories empower us as human beings, bolstering our hearts and minds to reach for the unattainable. Check out this article at Beyond Dragons and Wizards. Galatyne Knightwyng
Known for their powerful sorcery, the Finfolk are both threatening and benevolent. Finfolkaheem, their kingdom beneath the sea, is a magical place of coral gardens and coral buildings with pearl towers. The Finfolk lived between two worlds, and they embody the influences that shaped the lore of Orkney. Find out more at The Finfolk of Orkney Folklore. Lorelei De Tembriel
by Falana Wyvernstryke Lüshi (luh’-shrrr; “code verse”) is a Chinese form from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 ce). In China, poetry is particularly important as a means of expression, and the Tang Dynasty is considered the “Golden Age” of Chinese poetry. Lüshi may also be spelled lu-shih under the Wade-Giles system (see “Romanization” sidebar); Chinese words and names in this article will be given in the pinyin spelling.
by Falana Wyvernstryke The quintilla is a Spanish octosyllabic form, used in lyric poetry, song, and theater. One of the oldest Spanish forms, it is related to the redondilla and the décima. In 16 th-17 th century Spain, the quintilla was a popular form, along with the redondilla, seguidilla, and décima (a variation of the décima is the espinela). The quintilla continues to be one of the 4 most commonly used octosyllabic strophes in Castilian.
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