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{{quote|''Faerie is a perilous land, and in it are pitfalls for the unwary and dungeons for the overbold...The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow as sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of a traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gates should be shut and the keys be lost.''
|'''[[J. R. R. Tolkien]]''', "On Fairy-Stories"}}
Faerie, also known as Fairyland or Elfland, is a very specific version of [[Magical Land]]. While Faerie is almost always a [[Magical Land]], not all [[Magical Land]]s are examples of the '''Land of Faerie'''.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* The Demon World of ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' is a borderline example. The qualifying standards are that it is a separate dimension, which can be reached either through portals or random weak spots in the barrier; and it is originally ruled by three kings, and later one. The [[Youkai]] who dwell there skirt close to [[The Fair Folk]], but tend to show more human characteristics than expected.
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* A decaying version features in a ''[[Hellboy (comics)|Hellboy]]'' example of the [[Changeling Tale]].
* [[The Sandman]] series retells ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' and other [[Fairyland]] exploits.
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* In the [[The Mighty Thor|Thor]] comics, Fairyland is identical with Svartalfheim in Norse Mythology and can be accessed through the Cotswolds; the Fair Folk are actually Malekith the Accursed and his legions of Dark Elves.
* In ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]],'' it's mentioned that Faerie and England were united under [[The Faerie Queene|Queen Gloriana]]. Both sides remained close until Oliver Cromwell came to power and declared war against what the Puritans saw as "heathen abominations." Thus the land of Faerie was closed forever.
== Literature ==
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* Alfheim of [[Norse Mythology]] was the land of the Light Elves. Carried over into Scottish and English ballads as Elfhame or Elfland.
* The otherworld of the old Welsh poem the ''Preiddu Annwyn'' contains one of the legendary treasures of the fairies of Celtic mythology and has some features of a fairyland (albeit crossed with elements of the Orphic journey). It seems to be a [[Unbuilt Trope|prototype]] of the Grail legend, to boot.
* ''[[Thomas the Rhymer]]'', best known now as a [[Child Ballad]], is about Thomas's journey to Elfland and the prophetic gifts he receives there. Interestingly, Elfland is portrayed as a [[Take a Third Option|third option]] between Heaven and Hell.
* Tir na Nog of Irish mythology was a the land of supernatural beings that was not easily accessed by mortal man. Mag Mell and Avalon are similar places associated with [[The Fair Folk|the Sidhe]], despite being Valhalla-like afterlives.
* The story of Urashima Taro resembles that of Thomas the Rhymer, and features a fisherman who spends time in the fairyland-like court of the dragon-god Ryujin and suffers various supernatural effects upon returning to the real world.
* In Iceland, there are the Hidden Children-children of Adam and Eve who never fell, and were hidden inside mountains. Sometimes a mortal gets lost in the mountains and sees one, and falls in love...
== Tabletop Games ==
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* One arc of ''[[Tales of the Questor]]'' involved dealing with an [[The Fair Folk|Unseelie]]. Meanwhile, some kids he had captured escaped from his castle in Faerie.
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