origin of the fae: mermaids

  • Mysterious Mermaids

    ByRonel Janse van Vuuren

    Mermaids are alive and well in every corner of the world. Today we are specifically looking at mermaid-like creatures that fit the stereotype of “mermaid”. Folklore The Folk-Lore of the Isle of Man A. W. Moore [1891] The Mermaid, too, was well-known. She had no special name in Manx, being called simply Ben-varry, or “Woman of the…