'Bear the Changeling Child to my Bower in
Fairy Land' by Arthur Rackham,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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De underjordiske kidnap an infant and leave a changeling
in its stead. Drawing by Theodor Kittelsen (1857-1914)
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Two trolls with a human child they have raised.
Illustrations to Helena Nyblom's 'The Changelings'
in anthology 'Among Pixes and Trolls', 1913
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A changeling is a creature found in Western European folklore.
It is typically described as being the offspring of a fairy, troll,
elf or other legendary creature that has been secretly left in
the place of a human child. A human child might be taken due
to many factors: to act as a servant, the love of a human child,
or malice. Since most beings from Scandinavian folklore are
said to be afraid of iron, Scandinavian parents often placed an
iron item such as a pair of scissors or a knife on top of an
unbaptized infant's cradle
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Sir Joseph Noel Paton (1824-1901):
'The Fairy Raid. Carrying Off a Changeling -
Midsummer Eve', 1867
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The devil steals a baby and leaves a changeling behind
'The legend of St. Stephen' by Martino di Bartolomeo,
15th cent - detail
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