Fairy Flag

The Fairy Flag is a Clan MacLeod heirloom, one that is said to have fairy origins.

The Fairy Flag is said to be a magical artifact that is held by the MacLeod Clan and held at Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. For more information and accounts of the Fairy Flag please read our previous article on it.

The Fairy Flag, being a mythical artifact with no verifiable account in its early life, is a hard object to track historically. This makes guessing and understanding its true origins impossible, making oral accounts the next best source.

There are several stories concerning the origins of the Fairy Flag. As the name might suggest, the Fairy Flag is supernatural in origin. The simplest of stories involve a MacLeod chief fighting in the crusades and encountering a she-devil, whose dress he ripped in the battle.

Most other stories surrounding the Fairy Flag involve the son of a chief. The least details just say that the flag was placed upon the son by fairies so as to ward-off evil from the boy.

The more detailed accounts of the Fairy Flag involve a MacLeod clan chief marrying a Sidhe wife who then had to return to the underground. It was said that she heard her child crying one night and returned to comfort him, but due to the magical restrictions placed on her, she disappeared when the chief saw her, leaving the Fairy Flag.