The Faerie Queens

Exploring the tales of many of the mysterious and captivating Faerie Queens, this exceptional anthology contains eighteen essays exploring the diverse accounts and themes associated with the Faerie Queens and their influence in magic, literature and folklore. From the Arthurian mythos to Scandinavia, from ancient Greece to Renaissance poetry and beyond, the awesome power of the Faerie Queens to inspire, challenge and transform is investigated and discussed from both scholarly and personal perspectives.TO SEE A GARLANDED LADY by Sorita d'Este & David RankineDIGGING DEEPER: FAERY QUEENS, DEATH AND THE SOUL by Emily CardingSPIRITS AT THE TABLE: FAERIE QUEENS IN THE GRIMOIRES by Dan HarmsWRITING FAERY: A TALE OF VIVIANE by Jack WolfMAIDS OF ICE AND MEADOWS by Cliff SeruntineTRANSATLANTIC FAIRY QUEEN: HELEN ADAM by Katie StewartMELUSINE: ENDURING SERPENTINE QUEEN by David RankineHOLDA: WINTER'S FAERIE QUEEN by Ceri NormanTHE SKOGSRÅ: QUEEN OF THE WILD WOODS OF SWEDEN by Helena LundvikDIANA'S MOON RAYS by Sorita d'EsteTHE VALKYRIES: NORSE FAIRIE QUEENS? by Valerie KarlsonMORVEREN: THE SEA QUEEN by Dorothy AbramsTHE TRANSFORMING ILLUSION OF MORGAN LE FAY by Frances BillinghurstNIMUE: AMBIGUOUS ENCHANTRESS by Aili MirageCLIODHNA: FAERIE QUEEN AND POTENT BANSHEE by Pamela NorrieRHIANNON: FAERIE QUEEN, MORTAL THRONE, DIVINE EQUINE by Halo QuinÁINE: CELTIC FAERIE QUEEN OF THE SUMMER SOLSTICE by Joanna Rowan MullaneWHOSE QUEEN? by Thea FayeQUEEN OF THE UNDERWORLD AND THE FRUIT OF KNOWLEDGE by Felicity Fyr le FayAN A-Z OF EUROPEAN FAERIE QUEENSCONJURATIONS FROM THE GRIMOIRES by David RankinePowerful, mysterious, otherworldly, the Faerie Queens have spread their magic across Europe for many centuries, enchanting all who encounter them. From forests and lakes, mounds and mountains, the Faerie Queens emerge from the liminal places to bestow their numerous gifts (and curses) on man. Lover, shapeshifter, sorceress, prophetess, bestower of sovereignty, semi-divine ancestress, protectress of animals, collector of souls - the powers and roles of the Faerie Queens are as diverse as the folklore about them, their origins rooted deep in the legends, goddesses and beings of the ancient world.