Archive for January, 2010

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Jan
18

How to Find Flower Fairies (Hardcover)

Posted by The Purple Wyrm on January 18, 2010 under Fantasy Stuff

How to Find Flower Fairies

“Children, the knowledge that I am passing to you is precious and must be carefully guarded?” After centuries of being hidden from human sight, the Flower Fairies allowed Cicely Mary Barker a glimpse into their enchanted fairy world in Fairyopolis. Now you can continue the adventure with this spectacular new novelty book where every page unlocks the secrets behind the magical places the fairies call home. Five eye-popping spreads include intricate three-dimensional pop-up i (more…)

Jan
12

Naughty Fairies: Lore and Lure

Posted by The Purple Wyrm on January 12, 2010 under Fantasy Stuff

The mythic stories of fairies often have them playing tricks on humans, and that ain’t far from the truth.  Fairies very rarely flutter about sprinkling magic dust on people and granting wishes.  Naughty fairies is redundant.

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But people have weird ideas about naughty fairies as well.  There’s two schools of thought about them these days: the lore, and the lure.

Naughty Fairy Lore

Yeah, there’s plenty of stories about fairies who play tricks, steal sugar, and tie your hair in knots when you’re sleeping.  Tiny footprints in the butter and all that.  Eh.  The stories don’t do justice to the reality, if you ask me.  Can’t stand fairies!

Melanie told me about mosquitos.  (They don’t bother dragons.. our hide’s too thick.)  Fairies are like that.  Naughty fairies.  Yeah.

Naughty Fairy Lure

Do a search on Google for naughty fairies and, chances are, you’ll end up with a bunch of women wearing fabric and glitter wings strapped to their back and not much else.  Porn for the pimply teens clutching 10-sided dice in their parents’ basements?

Hmm…. Anyway.

Naughty fairies exist.  Fairy = naughty fairy.  And most of them don’t look that great before several mugs of ale.

Jan
06

Mythical Birds Through History

Posted by The Purple Wyrm on January 6, 2010 under Fantasy Stuff

yths and legends from many corners of the globe include tales of magical birds. Three of the more popular tales include the Garuda bird, the Thunder bird, and the Roc. Whether symbolic or inspired by actual creatures, these five mythological birds amaze and delight.

Birds of Myth and Legend – The Phoenix

Most people are aware of the amazing regenerative properties of the phoenix, or firebird. This mystical bird was described in many ancient cultures from Phonecia, Egypt, ancient China, and even Africa. It was used in Christianity as a symbol of the rebirth and ressurection of Jesus Christ as well. This bird is usually described as gold and red. It lives for 1,000 years and then bursts into flames and dies to be reborn from the ashes.

Read more about Mythical Birds.

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