For hundreds of years, beasties and mischievous fairy folk have inhabited our imaginations. Lurking in our woodlands and lakes, and along our seashores, they are said to sometimes show themselves to humans. Here are just a few of the otherworldly characters that populate our legends.
Selkies
While mermaids are often malevolent in folk tales, luring sailors to their doom, selkies are more likely to be gentle figures. Usually female and found in
