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BRIAN FROUD

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The POOKA is a solitary Irish fairy presented variously in a large body of lore collected in the 19th century. In the works of T. Crofton Croker (1825–7), the pooka is malevolent and demonic, spoiling blackberries, and taking the form of a horse and offering unsuspecting mortals a dangerous ride. In Lady Wilde's Ancient Legends (1887), the pooka is benevolent and helpful, like the Scottish brownie. Known also as the phouka or púca, a common speculation links the pooka to the English folk…

Brian Froud, 'The fairy who was kissed by the pixies'

Brian Froud concept drawings for Jim Henson’s THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982).

Faeries, Brian Froud and Alan Lee

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