Chalice: Stolen from Fairies in Iceland
That’s all the info I could find attached to this photograph: that the chalice was said to have been “stolen or restored from the fairies.*” There is mystery here. There must be a story. A cup stolen...
View Article“Now bring me the Luck of Edenhall!”
So ends the first stanza of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s translation of the Johan Ludwig Uhland “The Luck of Edenhall.” In literature and legend, the ancient drinking glass known as the Luck of...
View ArticleThe Fairy Flag of Dunvegan Castle, an alternate origin
The Fairy Flag of Dunvegen Castle is such a well-known artifact that it transcends the fairy community. Scottish history buffs and historical novel fans alike recognize it. And it is not just a story...
View ArticleThe author, an archeologist, a god, a thief — and the One Gold Ring to bind...
Earlier this month, a small artifact took center stage, bringing a great deal of notoriety to The Vyne, in Hampshire, England. Whilst Her Majesty was dubbed the newest Bond Girl, a gold ring that had...
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