Мифтахова Лейсан и Мифтахова Лейля Гимназия 155,10а класс Mysterious creatures in the folktales of the British Isles. - презентация

1 Мифтахова Лейсан и Мифтахова Лейля Гимназия 155,10а класс Mysterious creatures in the folktales of the British Isles

2 Fairy-tales are the most mysterious and the oldest genre in literature. Folktales Old traditions and customs Lifestyle and ideas of ancient people Mythological legends Ritual ceremony Family conflicts Different taboos Historical events Wonderful magic creatures

3 Wonderful creatures BansheesRed capsDragonsElvesFairiesDwarfsSelkies Giants and giantesses Classification of mysterious creatures in the British fairy-tales

4 The boy and the spirit The mysterious dragon The brownie

5 Fairies are widely spread in all British fairy-tales A forest fairy and elves The beautiful fairy Fairies in Shakespeares works

6 English fairy was borrowed from Old French faerie - land of the faie, enchantment English fairy was borrowed from Old French faerie - land of the faie, enchantment The Fairyland

7 Did fairies really exist? And how did they look like? The strongest belief into fairies is on the British Isles. Sources of beliefs 1.race of diminutive people which had once lived on the British Isles 2.the fairies were originally worshiped as gods 3.the fairies were a folkloric belief concerning the dead

8 Essential information about fairies in British legends Many fairies like to confuse travelers on the path Rowan trees are a protection against fairies Fairies often steal human babies Certain locations, known to be haunts of fairies, are to be avoided They are afraid of cold iron, church bells and a cocks cry Fairy trees such as thorn trees are dangerous to chop down

9 Fairies in literature took on new life in romanticism Fairies in literature took on new life in romanticism

10 Fairies in popular culture and modern life Some of the most well-known fairies were popularized by Disney Tinkerbelle A A lovely mai- The fairy world den with azure h hair Peter Pan Pinocchio Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell J. M. Barrie Carlo Collodi Susanna Clarke

11 Legendary creatures are thought to exist even today Big foot, The Loch-Ness Poltergeist Big foot, The Loch-Ness Poltergeist Yeti Monster Yeti Monster Fairy-tales giants giants Fairy-tales dragons dragons Fairy-tales spirits and spirits and ghosts ghosts

12 Conclusion Thus we are making a conclusion that : The otherworldly beings that appear in folk-tales and in medieval legends are a varied lot. The otherworldly beings that appear in folk-tales and in medieval legends are a varied lot. There are several categories of fairies that have their own identity. There are several categories of fairies that have their own identity. The fairy tradition in literature begins in the 1380s with Chaucer and Shakespeare. The fairy tradition in literature begins in the 1380s with Chaucer and Shakespeare. Peoples evidence of otherworldly beings existence in a present- day life. Peoples evidence of otherworldly beings existence in a present- day life.

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