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RyanneReads :
Karen Marie Moning using the Sidhe/Sidhe-Seers, Tuatha de etc. i always appreciated her sticking to Celtic/Scottish mythology
2025-09-10 23:54:12
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Marie 🌷 :
I’m all for correct terminology but I think calling them ‘fae’ isn’t exactly incorrect either. Especially when nowadays (unfortunately) the ‘fae’ characters in trending romantasy novels are nothing at all like the true fae/sidhe from Irish and Celtic culture. Language evolves and even if originally, this was never their name, or how they were referred to, it’s valid now because the word fae/faen/fairy has evolved to mean the mythological folk/gods of ancient Ireland/Scotland. (Or something near to it). I feel like if you were writing a novel set in that time and place specifically, then yes, it’s definitely when they should be called the Tuatha de/ the Sidhe. (Juliet Marillier is forever my queen). But putting those names on modern semblances of the fae, and in settings that really aren’t ancient ireland, etc, but completely made up fantasy worlds just eclipses them more imo. But I love the deep dive into the history of the names ❤
2025-09-11 16:20:40
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OP :
If people use Fae and Fey in a manner everyone understands, isn’t that now a new definition?
2025-09-10 16:13:40
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nene :
So here's my thing. I do think people need to do more research and agree but I also feel like words grow and change over time. Fae in my personal exp was short for faerie which is a broad catch all that I feel had been used for quite awhile.
2025-09-11 16:59:52
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larva :
i think the increase in use can also be attributed to DND where the faewild exists and is home to the fairies and other magical folk.
2025-09-10 15:44:58
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Paige 𓋼𓍊 Fabled Illustration :
While 100% get what you are saying I would still probably call them fae only because it’s now a more widely reconized term. We can just call it modern slang then I guess? Idk. But if I ever wrote a book id stick with fae mainly because I love how it sounds otherworldly / more of the “general public” would understand.
2025-10-21 11:49:02
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Olivia Grater :
But in fantasy, everything's made up, even terms/words. While you may take a literal standpoint in key words used in the genre, it's all intended to live in a world of pretend
2025-09-11 02:54:07
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annabella_broome✝️ :
So if your character is part or full-blood “fae” but is from the bloodline of Morgan le Fay but the “fae” version (because the other version are Goddess or witch), what would the correct spelling of that kind of “fae”?
2025-09-11 17:34:13
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AJ :
I always assumed Fae was just the shortened version of Faerie because that made the most sense. In fact I grew up spelling it fairy but saw mostly faerie/fae by the time I was a teenager (I am a grown adult closer to 30 now)
2025-09-12 23:35:15
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Kiera Hawke 📖🌌🖊 :
*takes notes to adjust things in my WIP* 👀💕
2025-09-10 22:55:17
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faerelvalberosgames :
I think Celtic gets confused with d&d lore a lot. cause there are elf subtype in d&d that. (lore-wise) get called "feyborn" or "faerie" because their bloodline is closer to the fey than elf
2025-09-11 13:51:33
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dragom5 :
i agree!!! its always been a problem for me 😭
2025-09-11 01:56:16
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09BobaFae05 :
so then in ACOTAR, what are the High Fae actually??
2025-09-10 18:17:02
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lmriviere :
Going on record here before 800 pissed off SJM fans pop in to complain— describing Irish, Scotch, and Welsh gods and mythic creatures as ‘fae’ did not become popular (in its current context) until the early 00’s. This is a pop fiction term that lacks context… that’s all! Have a nice day🥰
2025-09-10 16:32:18
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George Barret Author :
Hmmm. Fascinating. Thank you for the clarification because a lot of my books deal with fantastical peoples living among humans, such as elves, fairies, and a few others. And one of the books in my series is called “the fae door” where a man steps into a circle and is brought into this fantastical world where these people live.
2025-09-11 04:31:53
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d.d. heathen🌈romance author✒️ :
random: the sidh are also a really great band
2025-09-10 21:51:49
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~Tyra~ :
So do I call it fey?
2026-02-15 16:56:41
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Sephy Stone :
I love this info dump!!!✨
2025-09-12 06:10:10
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Morgan :
fae is the old French root of the English word fairy. fairy came into English and replaced the existing term ælf [elf]. sidhe means Otherworldly hill or mound. sidhe or sióg are usually given as fairy in English. fairy, elf, and fae are used synonymously historically. personally I wouldn't encourage people to use the word sidhe unless they have researched and are writing about the aos sidhe.
2025-09-12 11:01:45
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sand.verismo :
Tolkien describes Fëanor as “fey”
2025-09-10 15:56:46
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Phoenix Pell Lee 📚 :
THANK YOU!!!!!!!! I have been saying this for years! I am writing my debut novel and I use the sidhe and fey touched! And when I talk to others they look at me like I’m crazy. And yes, I have a degree in etymology and linguistics lol. So thank you for this video! 🥰
2025-09-10 17:02:26
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R.L.Hunter :
I enjoy Irish folklore: the Black Coach or “Cóiste Bodhar” a spectral death coach driven by the Dullahan. Being a fey omen of death. And it will not be stopped by gate or lock until they collect the soul it’s come for. Used to have a recurring dream with it when I was young & sickly, even thinking I saw something standing in my room, blocking the light from the hall, upon waking one night.💜🙏🏽
2025-09-17 13:30:51
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Lola1969 :
“A whole different bowl of noodles” is my new reason for living! And from what little I know of Welsh, it’s probably a serious understatement. TY for an excellent synopsis!
2025-11-15 01:26:07
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