Fairy Queen

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The Fairy Queen or Queen of the Fairies is a female ruler of the fairies in folklore and literature. She is sometimes paired with a king. She may be named or unnamed depending on the work, with Titania and Mab being two frequently used names.

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When

First attested
1866 CE
Attested period
1866 – 1900
Historical notes
Mentioned in tales collected by Sébillot in the late 19th century from Plévenon.

Relationships

manifests as
Titania, Mab
has aspect
Mab
equivalent to
Queen Mab

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Sources

wikipedia (2)

Source passages

“In Brandon Mull's Fablehaven series, the Fairy Queen is an essential part of the plot. Although she rules over the fairies, she is actually a unicorn capable of taking humanoid form.”

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“In Plévenon, there's also a tale of the giant Gargantua among these Breton fairies, "Gargantua filleul de la reine des fées" ("Gargantua, godson of the fairy queen").”

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