The King of Elfland's Daughter

This is a fantasy novel by Anglo-Irish writer Lord Dunsany. It is widely recognized as one of the most acclaimed works in all of fantasy literature. Highly influential upon the fantasy genre as a whole, the novel was particularly formative in the subgenres of "fairytale fantasy" and "high fantasy". And yet, it deals always with the truth: the power of love, the allure of nature, the yearning for contentment, the desire for fame, the quest for immortality, and the lure and the fear of magic. Arthur C. Clarke said this novel helped cement Dunsany as "one of the greatest writers of this century". Receiving numerous accolades, Gahan Wilson called it "likely Dunsany's masterpiece", concluding "it could be the very best fairy story ever written". This reader agrees, describing it as the most sensuous piece of writing she has ever recorded . . . simple, lilting, alluring, suggestive, mesmerizing, invigorating, inspiring, and thoroughly original.

By : Lord Dunsany (1878 - 1957)

01 - Preface and The Plan of the Parliament of Erl



02 - Alveric Comes in Sight of the Elfin Mountains



03 - The Magical Sword Meets Some of the Swords of Elfland



04 - Alveric Comes Back to Earth After Many Years



05 - The Wisdom of the Parliament of Erl



06 - The Rune of the Elf King



07 - The Coming of the Troll



08 - The Arrival of the Rune



09 - Lirazel Blows Away



10 - The Ebbing of Elfland



11 - The Deep of the Woods



12 - The Unenchanted Plain



13 - The Reticence of the Leather-Worker



14 - The Quest for the Elfin Mountains



15 - The Retreat of the Elf King



16 - Orion Hunts the Stag



17 - The Unicorn Comes in the Starlight



18 - The Grey Tent in the Evening



19 - Twelve Old Men Without Magic



20 - A Historical Fact



21 - On the Verge of Earth



22 - Orion Appoints a Whip



23 - Lurulu Watches the Restlessness



24 - Lurulu Speaks of Earth and the Ways of Men



25 - Lirazel Remembers the Fields We Know



26 - The Horn of Alveric



27 - The Return of Lurulu



28 - A Chapter on Unicorn-Hunting



29 - The Luring of the People of the Marshes



30 - The Coming of Too Much Magic



31 - The Cursing of Elfin Things



32 - Lirazel Yearns for Earth



33 - The Shining Line



34 - The Last Great Rune


The lord of Erl is told by the parliament of his people that they want to be ruled by a magic lord. Obeying the immemorial custom, the lord sends his son Alveric to fetch the King of Elfland's daughter, Lirazel, to be his bride. He makes his way to Elfland, where time passes at a rate far slower than the real world, and wins her. They return to Erl and have a son, but in the manner of fairy brides of folklore, she fits uneasily with his people. She returns to the waiting arms of her father in Elfland, and her lovesick husband goes searching for her, abandoning the kingdom of Erl and wandering in a now-hopeless quest. However, Lirazel becomes lonesome for her mortal husband and son. Seeing that she is unhappy, the King of Elfland uses a powerful magic to engulf the land of Erl. Erl is transformed into a part of Elfland, and Lirazel and her loved ones are reunited forever in an eternal, enchanted world.

During the course of the novel, the King of Elfland uses up all of the three powerful magic spells he had been reserving for the defense of his realm.

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