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The faeries appear in folklore from all over the world as metaphysical beings, who, given the right conditions, are able to interact with the physical world. They’re known by many names but there is a conformity to what they represent, and perhaps also to their origins. From the Huldufólk in Iceland to the Tuatha Dé Danann in Ireland, and the Manitou of Native Americans, these are apparently intelligent entities that live unseen beside us, until their occasional manifestations in this world become encoded into our cultures through folktales, anecdotes, and testimonies. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"26830","attributes":{"alt":"Middle-Earth-like elves by artist ","class":"media-image","height":"396","style":"width: 610px; height: 396px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Middle-Earth-like elves by artist (Araniart/ CC BY 3.0 ) In his 1691 treatise on the faeries of Aberfoyle, Scotland, the Reverend