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The Elfin Maid
Tales of Faery
"A Knight returning home stops in a wood to dance with the Elfin Maid. When at last he arrives at his castle he finds it shut, silent and crumbling. He stops an old man who tells him that he has actually been away for more than 100 years. On hearing this he himself crumbles to dust. The Elfin Maid has an aura of mauve because she is a harbinger of Death. The Irish believe the Elfin Maid inspires poets, who burn brightly for a short time, and then burn themselves out."
1976
The Elfin Maid
Tales of Faery
"A Knight returning home stops in a wood to dance with the Elfin Maid. When at last he arrives at his castle he finds it shut, silent and crumbling. He stops an old man who tells him that he has actually been away for more than 100 years. On hearing this he himself crumbles to dust. The Elfin Maid has an aura of mauve because she is a harbinger of Death. The Irish believe the Elfin Maid inspires poets, who burn brightly for a short time, and then burn themselves out."
1976
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1977 |
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The Land of Froud | Peacock Press / Bantam | Nonfiction | [18] |