Faery Chess Set

Faery Chess Set

We see the legendary world of the Fairy where two ancient kings prepare for a mythical battle. You control the strategy. Which king will be victorious?

As they march across woods and fields you are matching wits and forces against your opponet in this age old game.

This stunning set will be the envy of everyone. Featuring a clear etched glass top suspended above a sculpted fairyland.

Each peice is a stunning masterpiece suitable for displaying with pride.

16" x16" x 5" tall

Faerie : from the Latin term for "fate" (fata), faeries (or fairies) are a "host of supernatural beings and spirits who occupy a limbo between earth and heaven" (Guiley). This is in recognition of the skill faeries had in predicting and even controlling human destiny. Faeries could be either good or evil creatures, and at various points in history have been confused with witches and demons

Fay or fey is the archaic term for faerie meaning bewitched or enchanted. This word derives from 'Fays' meaning Fates, and thought to be a broken form of Fatae. 'Fay-erie' was first a state of enchantment or glamour, and was only later used for the fays who wielded those powers of illusion. The state of enchantment is fayerie, which became fairy and faerie.

Fair Folk is a welsh name, often used in literature and in Scandinavian myths.

Good Neighbors is from Scotland. It had its origin in a desire to give no unnecessary offense. The `folk' might be listening, and were pleased when people spoke well of them, and angry when spoken of slightingly. The same feeling made the Irish Celt call them `honest folk' (Daoine Coire) or `good people' (Daoine Matha).

The Green Children was used in medieval literature and versions of it is often used in modern Fantasy literature. This theme has many variations like Greenies, Greencoaties and others.

The Old People refers as Faerie lived on earth long before Mankind.

The Silent People (the people of peace, the still folk, or silently-moving people) comes from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic, the sith people. The name sith refers to `peace' or silence of Airy motion, as contrasted with the stir and noise accompanying the movements and actions of men. The Fairies come and go with noiseless steps, and their thefts or abductions are done silently and unawares to men.

Elf means also faerie and derived from the word alfar from the Nordic and Teutonic languages which is associated with mountains and water. This clearly illustrates the close relationship between faeries and the earth.