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Phantastes, A Faerie Romance for Men and Women
Phantastes, A Faerie Romance for Men and Women
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The tale starts the day after Anodos' twenty-first birthday. He discovers an ancient fairy lady in the desk which he opens with a key that he inherited as a birthright from his late father. After the fairy shows him Fairy Land in a vision, Anodos awakes the next day to find that his room, which is crafted after natural elements, are actually taking literal form, transforming his room into a wood. He discovers that he has been transported to Fairy Land. He learns that this is only possible, because he has "fairy blood."
Anodos then encounters a woman and her daughter in a cottage who warn him about the Ash Tree and the Alder Tree, who seek to destroy him. He is told that the spirits of these trees can leave their tree-hosts and wander throughout Fairy Land. He then explores the world of the fairies, which live in flowers, causing them to glow. The flowers, he is told, die if the fairies leave. He then has a nightmarish encounter with the spirit of the Ash Tree, escapes, and finds rest in the warmth and love of the Beech Tree's spirit.
After this, he finds the statue fondly called the "my Marble Lady" by Anodos by Pygmalion. After singing to it, the statues flees from him. He pursues his the lady and finds her. However, the lady is actually the Maid of the Alder Tree in disguise. The spirit of the Ash Tree joins the Maid and is close to killing Anodos when he is killed by Sir Galahad who chopped the actual ash tree with an axe. Anodos then meets a woman and her daughter who believes in Fairy Tales and the magic of Fairy Land, despite the unbelief of her husband.
Anodos finds a palace that mysteriously belongs to him and contains a room with an inscription that reads "Sir Anodos." In the palace, he reads the story of Cosmo of Prague. Cosmo is a believer in fantasy who sacrifices his life to free the soul of his lover from an enchanted mirror whether the event was a fictional story made by an author from Fairy Land or if it was a recording from an event in Anodos' world is left ambiguous.
Anodos then encounters a woman and her daughter in a cottage who warn him about the Ash Tree and the Alder Tree, who seek to destroy him. He is told that the spirits of these trees can leave their tree-hosts and wander throughout Fairy Land. He then explores the world of the fairies, which live in flowers, causing them to glow. The flowers, he is told, die if the fairies leave. He then has a nightmarish encounter with the spirit of the Ash Tree, escapes, and finds rest in the warmth and love of the Beech Tree's spirit.
After this, he finds the statue fondly called the "my Marble Lady" by Anodos by Pygmalion. After singing to it, the statues flees from him. He pursues his the lady and finds her. However, the lady is actually the Maid of the Alder Tree in disguise. The spirit of the Ash Tree joins the Maid and is close to killing Anodos when he is killed by Sir Galahad who chopped the actual ash tree with an axe. Anodos then meets a woman and her daughter who believes in Fairy Tales and the magic of Fairy Land, despite the unbelief of her husband.
Anodos finds a palace that mysteriously belongs to him and contains a room with an inscription that reads "Sir Anodos." In the palace, he reads the story of Cosmo of Prague. Cosmo is a believer in fantasy who sacrifices his life to free the soul of his lover from an enchanted mirror whether the event was a fictional story made by an author from Fairy Land or if it was a recording from an event in Anodos' world is left ambiguous.
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