The Seelie and Unseelie Courts

Hello and welcome to Faecraft, a journey into tales of wonder, whimsy, and woe. Join us, the Burk sisters, for a romp with the Seelie and Unseelie courts in this our very first episode. Chelsea digs into historical research and origins of the magical Scottish courts of lore, while Holly shows us the lasting legacy of these creatures in popular culture.

Sources

• An Encyclopedia of Faeries, Katherine Briggs, 1976
• British Faeries Wordpress, "The Good and the Wicked Wichts; The Seelie and Unseelie Courts; Two Tribes- Good and Bad Fairy Folk"
• "The Cult of Seely Wights in Scotland," Folklore vol 123, no. 2., Julian Goodare, 2012
• The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, 1882-1898, Francis James Child, 1882-1898.
• Forgotten Realms Wiki
• Good Faeries, Bad Faeries, by Brian Froud, 1998
• "Seelie," Oxford English Dictionary
• Shadowhunter Wiki
• Writing in the Margins website- The Seelie and Unseelie Courts

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