You say 'Faeries' & I say 'Fairies'

[littlemanpoet]

Originally Posted by davem

The question, perhaps, is which did Tolkien set out to do - 'baptise' Faery, or 'baptise' the human imagination?

(Oh, of course, the other question is, did he succeed in whichever he set out to do?)

Thanks heaps for the next conundrum. I'll have to think on this.

I'm still hoping for at least an attempt at an answer to my battery of questions:

Originally Posted by me

How does one come to perceive faeries? Does one need to believe, first? Does one need to want them to be real in order to perceive them? Does one have to be born on English soil in order to perceive English faeries? Does one have to be relatively close to nature; that is, having a nature loving mindset as opposed to utilitarian? Does oen need to have Celtic blood flowing through one's veins? And finally, did Tolkien ask these questions?