The Ancient Secret of the Fairies

Who really are the Fae? What do we know about their world and their societies? And how did old beliefs in fairies shape the daily lives of ordinary people? Hi everybody, I’m Nick and this is Beasts of the Olde World: a channel that explores ancient folklore and mythical creatures from across the globe. If you’re fascinated by the mysterious and the unseen, then make sure to subscribe and ring the bell. 🌛 Support us on Patreon for full uncut access to all Olde World content from this channel and our sister channel Beasts of the Olde World →   / beastsoftheoldeworld   ⚡ Subscribe to Myths of the Olde World →    / @mythsoftheoldeworld   🐲 Subscribe to Beasts of the Olde World →    / @beastsoftheoldeworld   Join us as we uncover the true story of the fae, as told by Robert Kirk in his 1692 work - The Secret Commonwealth of Fairies. In this book we learn what fairy belief looked like in the Highlands hundreds of years ago, and what people thought the fae really were. Join us to find out how and why the fairies you think you know, have very little to do with the fairies that the people of the past once knew so well. 🔗Links/References: A Dictionary of Fairies - Katherine Briggs The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies - Robert Kirk 🙏Thank you for watching this episode of Beasts of the Olde World!🙏 🎬Timestamps: 01:18 - A strange family 03:12 - The Secret Commonwealth 04:23 - The Subterranean People 05:40 - Tricksy little Thieves 06:48 - Doublemen 07:48 - Old Neighbours? 11:11 - Fairy society 12:20 - Who was Robert Kirk? 14:59 - How the Fae once shaped our lives 20:25 - Final thoughts 🎨IMAGE ACCREDITATION CREATIVE COMMONS 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Aberfoyle Old Kirk, Stirlingshire. View of Rev Robert Kirk's grave Photo by Rosser1954 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Doppelgänger No. 1, 2018. Oil on canvas By Sebastian Bieniek https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... All other images are free to use under the public domain The thumbnail was created from an AI-generated base image, with manual edits and additions to composition, colour grading and title text. No AI was used in any other part of this video's production. 👁️ Watch Next: Who was Habetrot? → •    • The Twisted Myth that Hard Work Pays Off   Who Tiddy Mun? → •    • The FORGOTTEN King of the STRANGERS   Who were the Moss People? → •    • The Vanishing of the Moss People   Or check out videos from our NEW channel: Odin’s Ravens → • The Fates → • Ragnarok → • 🧙‍♂️ #Mythology #BeastsoftheOldeWorld #mythicalcreatures #mythsandlegends #ancientfolklore