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'''Faerie''' was the lands of the [[Elves]] in [[Aman]] as known in the folklore of the [[Hobbits]]. Perhaps it referred specifically to what is known as [[Eldamar]] (translated as '[[Elvenhome]]', '[[Elvenland]]' or '[[Elvenesse]]'). | [[File:J.R.R. Tolkien - The Shores of Faery.png|thumb|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] - "The Shores of Faery"]]'''Faerie''' was the lands of the [[Elves]] in [[Aman]] as known in the folklore of the [[Hobbits]]. Perhaps it referred specifically to what is known as [[Eldamar]] (translated as '[[Elvenhome]]', '[[Elvenland]]' or '[[Elvenesse]]'). | ||
[[Bilbo Baggins]]' poem ''[[Errantry]]'' refers to Faerie.<ref>{{AB|Errantry}}</ref> | [[Bilbo Baggins]]' poem ''[[Errantry]]'' refers to Faerie.<ref>{{AB|Errantry}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:13, 2 September 2012
Faerie was the lands of the Elves in Aman as known in the folklore of the Hobbits. Perhaps it referred specifically to what is known as Eldamar (translated as 'Elvenhome', 'Elvenland' or 'Elvenesse').
Bilbo Baggins' poem Errantry refers to Faerie.[1]
Inspiration
The idea of Faerie actually encapsulates a much more profound notion explored by Tolkien in his lecture and essay On Fairy-Stories, where it represents a realm on the edge of human experience in which fantastical creatures dwell.
The name 'Faerie' belongs to an early period of Tolkien's writings, and is never seen in The Lord of the Rings, but it does survive in a single usage in the earlier book The Hobbit where this high idea takes on a more concrete form, and there it relates specifically to the realms occupied by the Elves beyond the Great Sea.[2]
See also
