Listen to Dr Francis Young on the history of fairies

Where did fairies come from? They are so ubiquitous in our culture that there seems to never be a time when we were without them. But what are fairies exactly? Were they always associated with magic? Are they small? Are they winged? When did the first fairies appear? Who named them the fairies or the fey? Francis Young discusses these questions here and in his book Fairies: A History .