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Back to EpisodesA fantastical history of fairies
Episode 2519
Published 3 months, 1 week ago
Description
When picturing a fairy, you might imagine a childlike creature with wings. But this is a far more modern image than we might think. In this episode, Matthias Egeler tells Lauren Good about the ways in which our perceptions of elves and fairies have changed throughout history – and how these changes reveal so much about the society around them.
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Find out more about the Cottingley fairies in this HistoryExtra article: https://bit.ly/3PFLos3
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