The Enchanting Fairies of Celtic Lore | Monstrum

Check out Fate & Fabled on Storied! Don’t miss future episodes of Monstrum, subscribe! The fairies of Celtic traditions trace their origin back to an ancient race of otherworldly royalty - the Tuatha Dé Danann. As fairy nobility, the Tuatha Dé Danann were alternatively seen as gods, monsters, demons, and even the real ancient inhabitants of Ireland. But where do the Tuatha Dé Danann come from, and how did they become the ancestors of Ireland’s fairies? The world is full of monsters, myths, and legends and Monstrum isn’t afraid to take a closer look. The show, hosted by Emily Zarka, Ph.D., takes us on a journey to discover a new monster in each new episode. Monstrum looks at humans’ unique drive to create and shape monster mythology through oral storytelling, literature, and film and digs deep into the history of those mythologies. Written and Hosted by: Dr. Emily Zarka Director: David Schulte Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Producer: Thomas Fernandes Editor/Animator: Steven Simone Assistant Editor: Jordyn Buckland Illustrator: Samuel Allen Executive in Charge (PBS): Maribel Lopez Director of Programming (PBS): Gabrielle Ewing Additional Footage: Shutterstock Music: APM Music Produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios. Follow us on Instagram: __________ BIBLIOGRAPHY: Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales. Ed. Joseph Jacobs. New York and London: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2011. ​​Croker, Thomas Crofton. Fairy legends and traditions of the south of Ireland. John Murray, London, 1825. Lenihan, Eddie. Meeting the Other Crowd: The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland. Ed. Carolyn Eve Green. Tarcher/Penguin, 2003. MacCulloch, J.A. Celtic Mythology. Chicago Review Press, 2005. MacKillop, James. Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, Oxford University Press, 1990. Vejvoda, Kathleen. “‘Too Much Knowledge of the Other World’: Women and Nineteenth-Century Irish Folktales.” Victorian Literature and Culture. Cambridge University Press, 2004, pp. 41–61. Yeats, W.B. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry.