THE CONCORDANCE

dance

3 records across 3 traditions carry this current.

Eastern Europe · 2

IeleFae · RomaniaFeminine night dancers of Romanian folklore, known by many polite names, whose hora in woods, meadows, and watersides can bless or ruin those who watch. Related to South Slavic vila, but not the same being.VilaWildwood · Balkans · Serbia · Bosnia · BulgariaBeautiful, often winged mountain or cloud spirits in South Slavic lore (vila, samovila, samodiva), capable of aid or harm. Offerings at springs and trees belong to living memory of the cult in some communities.

Europe & the North · 1

Baobhan SìthFae · ScotlandFemale Highland fairies who appear as beautiful dancers and drain the blood of hunters. They belong to Gaelic sìth tradition, not to the Irish banshee and not to literary vampires.