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A warrior of the faerie Daoine Sidhe (pron; theena shee)

In Irish mythology, the Daoine Sidhe are a powerful, supernatural race comparable to the fairies or elves. They are variously believed to live underground in the fairy mounds, across the western sea, or in an invisible world that coexists with the world of humans. They are believed to be either the ancestors, the spirits of nature, or the goddesses and gods themselves.

Other euphemistic names are given to them for safety's sake when discussing them (to avoid upsetting a powerful magical people) eg. 'the Gentry', the 'Good People', and the 'Wee Folk'.

Daoine Sidhe warriors appear in Susanna Clarke's debut novel 'Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell' (2004) In which magic and magical beings return to England during the Napoleonic Wars. Clarke's novel draws heavily, and successfully on English folk traditions and mythology, and is written in a pastiche of nineteenth century literary styles.

The same subject drawn (vastly better) by Werdandi.

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Description
A warrior of the faerie Daoine Sidhe (pron; theena shee)

In Irish mythology, the Daoine Sidhe are a powerful, supernatural race comparable to the fairies or elves. They are variously believed to live underground in the fairy mounds, across the western sea, or in an invisible world that coexists with the world of humans. They are believed to be either the ancestors, the spirits of nature, or the goddesses and gods themselves.

Other euphemistic names are given to them for safety's sake when discussing them (to avoid upsetting a powerful magical people) eg. 'the Gentry', the 'Good People', and the 'Wee Folk'.

Daoine Sidhe warriors appear in Susanna Clarke's debut novel 'Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell' (2004) In which magic and magical beings return to England during the Napoleonic Wars. Clarke's novel draws heavily, and successfully on English folk traditions and mythology, and is written in a pastiche of nineteenth century literary styles.

The same subject drawn (vastly better) by Werdandi.

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