Project Gutenberg 2006-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 470 MacRitchie, David 1851 1925 Fians, Fairies and Picts Produced by Ted Garvin, Taavi Kalju, and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net "Fians, Fairies and Picts" by David MacRitchie is a historical and folkloric treatise written in the late 19th century. The work investigates the interrelation among the Fians, Fairies, and Picts, suggesting that these entities may historically represent the same or closely related peoples. Through an examination of folklore, archaeology, and historical accounts, the book seeks to bridge the mythical interpretations of fairies and fabled races with tangible historical narratives about ancient peoples in Scotland. The opening of the treatise lays a foundation for MacRitchie's argument by introducing the reader to key concepts from the works of other scholars, particularly J.F. Campbell. The text begins with a discussion of the importance of understanding folklore as a potentially factual recounting of history, rather than purely mythical tales. MacRitchie explores the notion that the Picts may have been a physically diminutive race living in subterranean dwellings, commonly identified with the fairies in popular tradition. He presents a robust framework for examining how cultural beliefs can evolve over time, blurring the lines between fact and legend, and sets out to convey that remnants of these beliefs could offer significant insight into the social history of early inhabitants of the British Isles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Folklore -- Great Britain Fairies -- Great Britain Picts Great Britain -- Antiquities Scotland -- Antiquities DA GR Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: History - British Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 180177 2025-08-07T13:35:13.742374 text/html 178323 2006-03-05T12:11:02 text/html 4728332 2025-08-07T13:35:23.046331 application/epub+zip 4718535 2025-08-07T13:35:17.448426 application/epub+zip 132645 2025-08-07T13:35:15.804396 application/epub+zip 4998630 2025-08-07T13:35:26.744299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4974045 2025-08-07T13:35:21.324333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239437 2022-09-08T13:46:47.186981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137189 2025-08-07T13:35:13.030419 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137058 2006-03-05T12:11:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136971 2006-03-05T12:11:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136981 2006-03-05T12:11:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23531 2025-08-07T13:35:26.900303 application/rdf+xml 15294 2025-08-07T13:35:16.315345 image/jpeg 4321 2025-08-07T13:35:16.059350 image/jpeg 53779 2006-03-05T12:11:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 53709 2006-03-05T12:11:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 4413613 2006-03-05T12:11:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 53631 2006-03-05T12:11:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 4567316 2025-08-07T13:35:13.877390 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia