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FAIRY
- Fairy Isle
An enigmatic island populated by fairies. The Queen of the Fairy Isle sent a chaplet of magic roses to Gaheris, after he was knighted at Arthur's court.
- Fairy Knight
Faerie Knight
Arthur's grandson. He was the son of Arthur's illegitimate son Tom a'Lincoln and Caelia, the Fairy Queen.
- Fairy Land
Fairyland
In Spenser's Faerie Queene, the realm in which Arthur had adventures before becoming a king. The poem is an allegory, with Fairyland standing for the England of Spenser's day. True to its name, it was characterized by an abundance of fairies, satyrs, fauns, giants, witches, goblins, dragons, monsters, and knights on quests. Prince Arthur, before he learned his lineage and became king of Britain, came to Fairy Land seeking Gloriana. The early rulers of Fairy Land included gods and elves.
The inhabitants claimed descent from Elf (who was created by Prometheus) and a fay from the gardens of Adonis.
Early kings included Elfin, son of Elf, who ruled England and America; Elfinan, who founded the city of Cleopolis; Elfiline, who built a golden wall around it; Elfinell, who defeated the Goblins in battle; Elfant; Elfar, who killed two giants, one with two heads, the other with three; and Elfinor, who built a brazen bridge upon the sea. The immediate family of Gloriana, queen of Fairyland, of whom Arthur became enamoures.
- Fairyland
The home of Pulzella Gaia, Gawain's lover in Italian romance.
- Fairy Queen
The title held by Caelia in Tom a Lincolne and Gloriana in The Fairy Queene.
- Fairy Rock
A town ruled by Orguelleus the Fay.
Also see
Faerie
Fairies
Fairyland
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