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Fairy Rock Whitehaven, England
The gates to the fairy realm open only once every 20 years. When the fae folk are near, so too are ideas, imagination, and curiosity.
Join us, as we cross the boundary between man and fae once more, in a festival dedicated to literature and the arts.
currently
reading blood of the dragon
drinking fruit juice and herbal tea
eating berries and cookies
listening to the rippling creek
weather sunny and warm
about
Local legends say that the grottoes in Fairy Rock were once the homes of fairies that were human-sized but left no impression of feet where they stepped or stood. They wore white robes and danced in the moonlight, and were known to invite handsome young men to their dances. In this festival, we join them as we exchange art, stories, and crafts with the fae.
book synopsis
"Blood of the Dragon" is a famous 1996 award-winning novella by George R. R. Martin. Young Daenerys Targaryen lives in exile across the Narrow Sea with her abusive and ambitious brother, Viserys. Viserys sells her in marriage to Khal Drogo, a powerful Dothraki warlord, in exchange for an army to reclaim the Iron Throne.
fairy rings and forts
Circular patches of mushrooms, trees, or ancient Iron Age stone rings (ráthanna) are viewed as dancing grounds or portals for the Good People. Disturbing or ploughing through them—even today—is believed to bring severe misfortune, crop failure, or bad luck for years.
“Up the airy mountain,
Down the rushy glen,
We daren’t go a-hunting
For fear of little men…”
— William Allingham, “The Magic Casement”
Never thank a fairy.
In Scottish and Celtic folklore, saying "thank you" to a fairy is seen as an insult or a way to acknowledge the magic too directly, which causes gifts, food, or luck to vanish instantly.
The Good People or The Fair Folk
Avoid offending the fae! People historically avoided saying the word "fairy" out loud in fear of offending them. Instead, they used polite nicknames to stay on their good side.
the fae and the arts
In traditional folklore, fairies are deeply fascinated by stories, songs, and human creativity, though their interest is usually driven by a desire for entertainment, vanity, or finding leverage over mortals rather than idle amusement. Immortal and detached from ordinary human concerns, traditional fae are easily bored. They value skilled musicians, poets, and storytellers who can entertain their courts or pass the long hours in the twilight realms.
Never tell the Fae your name.
People think your name is what goes on your birth certificate. It’s not. It’s not. A name is what people call you. It belongs to you. A nickname is yours as much as the name you were born with. It holds just as much power.A fake name then, but it’s still not enough. Red for your ginger locks of hair is still too personal. Skipper for a bubbly personality tells them too much. You need something completely unrelated to who you are. But even then there is danger. A word can become your name. You react to it instantly, you think, “That’s me.” and it is already too late.
Never eat nor drink what is offered to you.
Many folks have succumbed to taking a sip of sparkling cider after a night of dancing or been lured in by the taste of pomegranate. That’s not the tricky part.It’s the smells from the garden that flood your senses. It’s the music that makes you forget everything. It plays with the edge of insanity. You are consuming the air and you don’t even notice. It doesn’t have quite the same effect as actually eating, but oftentimes it’s close enough.
Return before morning.
Time moves differently down below. Never backward, but sometimes sideways. You can be down there for five minutes and miss centuries, or spend a week dancing and be home before midnight.
Still though, of all the rules it’s the easiest to follow.
Dragons and Wyrms
- Balerion
- Vhagar
- Meraxes
- Silverwing
- Vermithor
- Syrax
Fair Folk
- King Oberon
- Queen Titania
- Queen Mab
- Aibell Fairy Queen
- Gwyn ap Nudd
- Robin Redcap the redcap
“A lady, with whom I was riding in the forest, said to me, that the woods always seemed to wait, as if the genii who inhabit them suspended their deeds until the wayfarer had passed onward: a thought which poetry has celebrated in the dance of the fairies, which breaks off on the approach of human feet.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
additional info
A few dragons alongside their estimated dates of birth and dates of death.
| Name |
Birth |
Death |
| Balerion |
114 BC |
94 AC |
| Vhagar |
52 BC |
130 AC |
| Meraxes |
114-88 BC |
10 AC |
| Quicksilver |
7 AC |
43 AC |
vivid story telling
10/01/2026 the gates to the fae realm are open!
Balerion