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{{trope}}
{{quote|''Faerie is a perilous land, and in it are pitfalls for the unwary and dungeons for the overbold...The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow as sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of a traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gates should be shut and the keys be lost.''
|'''[[J. R. R. Tolkien]]''', "On Fairy-Stories"}}
Faerie, also known as Fairyland or Elfland, is a very specific version of [[Magical Land]]. While Faerie is almost always a [[Magical Land]], not all [[Magical Land
The
* It is named Faerie or Fairyland or it is named after one of the Otherworlds that Faerie is [[Ur Example|based on]], such as Alfheim (Elfland) or Tir na Nog.
* It is [[Another Dimension]] separate from the Earth. It can be accessed in a number of ways. The most typical ways are that the person accidentally wanders through an unseen or disguised portal or they are taken there by a Faerie, willingly or [[Changeling Tale|unwillingly]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* The Demon World of ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' is a borderline example. The qualifying standards are that it is a separate dimension, which can be reached either through portals or random weak spots in the barrier; and it is originally ruled by three kings, and later one. The [[Youkai]] who dwell there skirt close to [[The Fair Folk]], but tend to show more human characteristics than expected.
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* A decaying version features in a ''[[Hellboy (
* [[The Sandman]] series retells ''[[A Midsummer
* Subverted in ''[[Seven Soldiers]]'', where "Frankenstein in Fairyland" reveals Fairyland and the Sidhe/Sheeda to be {{spoiler|the parasitic dregs of the human race from the [[Bad Future]] of One Billion A.D.; the [[Year Outside, Hour Inside]] effect is a side effect of being abducted by a race of time travelers.}}
* In the [[The Mighty Thor|Thor]] comics, Fairyland is identical with Svartalfheim in Norse Mythology and can be accessed through the Cotswolds; the Fair Folk are actually Malekith the Accursed and his legions of Dark Elves.
* In ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]],'' it's mentioned that Faerie and England were united under [[The Faerie Queene|Queen Gloriana]]. Both sides remained close until Oliver Cromwell came to power and declared war against what the Puritans saw as "heathen abominations." Thus the land of Faerie was closed forever.
== Literature ==
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* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', Faerie is the region of Nevernever (parallel magical reality encompassing pretty much every mythological location ever) closest to the material world. It is ruled by the Sidhe.
* ''[[The Faerie Queene]]'' has Faerie land ruled by the Queen Gloriana whose knights are humans that were [[Switched At Birth]] with [[Changeling Tale|Changelings]].
* ''[[Jonathan Strange
* In the ''[[Magic Kingdom of Landover]]'' series of novels, Faerie is a sort of inter-dimensional nexus between universes.
* [[
** In ''Smith Of Wootton Major'', Smith travels to Faery because he swallowed a star at the Feast of Good Children as a child. The star somehow attaches itself to his forehead at age ten and allows him to travel to the land of Faery. He goes there to adventure throughout his life and meets the Queen of Faery.
** ''Tolkien's legendarium'': The land of Aman (or more specifically Eldamar) could be thought of as the land of Faerie, also. After the world is changed and Aman is removed from the Earth, only the Elves know the way back by a path over the sea. There only the gods and the elves live {{spoiler|(plus Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, and Gimli)}}.
*** ''[[
*** [[The Lost Woods|Lothlórien]] bears many of the traits of
* In ''The Spearwielder's Tale'', by R. A. Salvatore, Gary Leger travels to the land of Faerie after he is captured by a leprechaun. Faerie is [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink|home to many races]]: elves (who live in the forest of Tir na Nog), leprechauns, dwarves, gnomes, humans, dragons, etc, etc.
* In ''[[Stardust (
* The third and fouth books of [[Wicked Lovely]] are set predominantly in Faerie, in the 'otherworld' of the High Court, where time moves at only a 1/6 of the pace of Earth's and the Fae are ruled by the [[The Spock|logical and emotionless]] [[The High Queen|Unchanging Queen]], Sorcha.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Briarwood Forest of ''[[Power Rangers Mystic Force]]'' may qualify. No actual faeries are seen (the closest is that the Pink Ranger has one as her symbol), but it is an alternate dimension inhabited by magical beings.
* In ''[[Supernatural]]'', fairies (a term that includes fairies, elves, leprechuans, and [[Our Goblins Are
* In ''[[True Blood]]'', Sookie {{spoiler|finds out that she is part fairy and}} travels to the (as of yet) unnamed land of the fairies. {{spoiler|Despite the beauty of the fairies and their land, it turns out that it is an illusion to lure in humans and that the fairies are more like [[The Fair Folk]].}}
== [[Oral
* Alfheim of [[Norse Mythology]] was the land of the Light Elves. Carried over into Scottish and English ballads as Elfhame or Elfland.
* The otherworld of the old Welsh poem the ''Preiddu Annwyn'' contains one of the legendary treasures of the fairies of Celtic mythology and has some features of a fairyland (albeit crossed with elements of the Orphic journey). It seems to be a [[Unbuilt Trope|prototype]] of the Grail legend, to boot.
* ''[[Thomas the Rhymer]]'', best known now as a [[Child Ballad]], is about Thomas's journey to Elfland and the prophetic gifts he receives there. Interestingly, Elfland is portrayed as a [[Take a Third Option|third option]] between Heaven and Hell.
* Tir na Nog of Irish mythology was a the land of supernatural beings that was not easily accessed by mortal man. Mag Mell and Avalon are similar places associated with [[The Fair Folk|the Sidhe]], despite being Valhalla-like afterlives.
* The story of Urashima Taro resembles that of Thomas the Rhymer, and features a fisherman who spends time in the fairyland-like court of the dragon-god Ryujin and suffers various supernatural effects upon returning to the real world.
* In Iceland, there are the Hidden Children-children of Adam and Eve who never fell, and were hidden inside mountains. Sometimes a mortal gets lost in the mountains and sees one, and falls in love...
== Tabletop Games ==
* In [[Dungeons
** The [[Dungeons
* [[Changeling: The Dreaming]] has Arcadia and the Dreaming, two bizarre worlds inhabited by faerie entities and largely shut off from mortals and even from other supernaturals.
** Likewise, the successor game, ''[[
== Theatre ==
* [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[A Midsummer
== Video Games ==
* In ''[[
* Faerieland from ''[[Neopets]]''. Originally, Faerieland was located high up in the clouds, but since being subjected to a [[Colony Drop]] it's become a forest realm.
* [[Touhou|Gensokyo]] has shades of this.
* The fairy world in ''[[Panel
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* One arc of ''[[Tales of the Questor]]'' involved dealing with an [[The Fair Folk|Unseelie]]. Meanwhile, some kids he had captured escaped from his castle in Faerie.
== Web Original ==
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== Western Animation ==
* The Fairy World in ''[[The Fairly
* ''[[
* The Kingdom of Tir Nan Og in [[Winx Club]].
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