Where Did Fairies Come From?

The most common theory for where fairies come from is that they were angels who took a neutral position in the war in heaven. They didn't fight against Lucifer, but they also didn't fight on the side of God. And so then this is why there's this big question in like, sort of Irish folklore of can they be saved? Because they weren't like totally damned. But one of the things that I try to sort of suss out in my own reworking of that myth is, well, why did they take this neutral position and try to answer that question? So if you want my personal take on that, you can read till sometime next year and when he comes out

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