[78] Folklore Fairy Rings

French tradition reported that fairy rings were guarded by giant bug eyed toads that cursed those.

Folklore Fairy Rings Kostenlos herunterladen. A mushroom ring in the woods. The folklore surrounding these strange circles can be found in many cultures each with slightly different variations. Don t ever step into a fairy ring.

The fairy ring mushroom marasmius oreades is an edible species that forms rings and is most commonly associated with fairy rings but many mushrooms can form this growth pattern if conditions are right kuo 2003 other species that frequently form rings include the giant funnel mushroom leucopaxillus giganteus the field mushroom agaricus campestris and the poisonous false parasol. Sorcerers or witches rings. There are many many fairy ring mushroom stories in english and celtic folklore.

Fairy rings have other names. Alison chaiken flickr cc by sa 2 0. In tyrol folklore attributed fairy rings to the fiery tails of flying dragons.

Fairy rings have an historical mythical reputation as revealed by the folklore and warnings surrounding them around the globe but especially in western europe. European superstitions routinely warned against entering a fairy ring. Most center around the belief that the rings were places where elves or fairies dance.

Once a dragon had created such a circle nothing but toadstools could grow there for seven years.