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    • In The Dresden Files Summer Knight (2002) by Jim Butcher, Mab appears as the Queen of the Unseelie Court, also known as the Queen of Air and Darkness and ruler of the Winter Fae. Under the Pendulum Sun (2017) by Jeannette Ng has Mab as queen of the fae. See more

    Overview

    Queen Mab is a fairy referred to in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, in which the character See more

    Origin

    Shakespeare may have borrowed the character of Mab from folklore, but this is debated and there have been numerous theories on the origin of the name. A popular theory holds that Mab derives from Medb (pronounced … See more

    Mercutio's speech

    "O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you. She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate-stone On the fore-finger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomies Athwart men's nose… See more

    In other works

    Since then, Queen Mab re-appears in works:
    • Ben Jonson's "The Entertainment at Althorp" (1603)
    • Michael Drayton's "Nymphidia" (1627)… See more

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    The Ruler of them All: The Queen of the Fae #folklore

    Feb 14, 2019 · Mab A name for the fairy queen in English folklore, especially popular in sixteenth and seventeenth-century literature. She famously appears in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as the fairy midwife, delivering men of their …

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    Mab was the youngest of the three legendary Fae Queens, alongside Maeve and Mora. She was the founding ancestor of House Ashryver of Wendlyn, and her descendants have inherited their magical powers from her.

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    Who is Queen Mab?
    Since then, Queen Mab re-appears in works: In Poole's work Parnassus (1657), Mab is described as the Queen of the Fairies and consort to Oberon, emperor of the Fairies. The composer Hector Berlioz wrote a "Queen Mab" scherzo in his Romeo et Juliette symphony (1839).

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    Is Mab a Fae King?
    Mab was the youngest of the three legendary Fae Queens, alongside Maeve and Mora. She was the founding ancestor of House Ashryver of Wendlyn, and her descendants have inherited their magical powers from her. Before the Valg Queen Maeve —and later the three Valg Kings—arrived, Erilea was occupied by the faeries and the Fae.

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    What does Mab mean in fairy tales?
    In these older traditions, Mab is portrayed as a more capricious and unpredictable figure, reflecting a view of fairies as whimsical and mischievous. At least in English literature and folklore, Queen Titania eventually replaced Mab as the most famous queen of the fairies.

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    Why is Queen Mab called mAb in Romeo & Juliet?
    Her name is derived from Ovid as an epithet of the Roman goddess Diana. In Romeo and Juliet, the character of Queen Mab does not appear but is described; she is the fairies' midwife, who rides in a tiny chariot and brings dreams to humans. Post-Shakespeare, authors such as Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton also named the fairy queen as Mab.

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    Why is mAb called mAb?
    Later depictions in other poetry and literature and various guises in drama and cinema have typically portrayed her as the Queen of the Fairies. Shakespeare may have borrowed the character of Mab from folklore, but this is debated and there have been numerous theories on the origin of the name.

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    Who is Mab in Romeo & Juliet?
    Accessed 18 October 2024. Mab, in English folklore, the queen of the fairies. Mab is a mischievous but basically benevolent figure. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, she is referred to as the fairies’ midwife, who delivers sleeping men of their innermost wishes in the form of dreams.

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    Queen of Air and Darkness | Forgotten Realms Wiki

    Description. The Queen of Air and Darkness had no physical form; her presence was merely felt in the Unseelie Court. If magic was used to see her, however, she appeared as a beautiful but terrible female faerie with angular features, bone …

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    Guide to the Feywild – the Winter Court - Death By Mage

    Oct 5, 2017 · The days are short and the nights are longer, various creatures who prefer the dark often lurk and roam in the land of endless winter. The ruler of Winter is the undisputed Queen of Air and Darkness, colloquially referred to …

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