LIFE IN THE FAIRY KINGDOM
Hill walking is popular with wizards (any wizard not capable of crossing the average mountain range without whinging about it is not considered up to the job) and, oddly enough, with dwarves too. It is thought they are looking for suitable seams to dig into though! The Queen prefers walking around her gardens and loves visiting her nobility’s houses (it is suspected because she knows darned well nothing can compare with her Palace). FNN does show some of the finer homes on their programmes occasionally - this is done when the noble owner decides they need some publicity. Most villages organize their own sports days with archery being phenomenally popular with the elves. Every elf is a dead shot with a bow - no exceptions, no excuses.
The equivalent of science fiction and fantasy FNN programmes are the documentaries speculating on what life on Earth would be like if humans were responsible. Given the Kingdom’s jaundiced view here, none of the programmes are positive though the realm considers them factual and entertaining. Roherum adores presenting them as no hyperbole is too much for these shows. Earth’s liking for stories (“made up lies”) is discussed (bear in mind the Kingdom believes the fairy tales are real and in their world happened once, a long long time ago). The Kingdom despises Earth’s sci-fi and fantasy shows as being far too limited. Besides the realm knows where the monsters are - in their world!
Poetry is appreciated in the Kingdom as it is felt to reflect emotions, life as it is lived, unlike fiction which is free to be a pack of lies! Poetry is felt to be innately truthful. The elves, of course, are considered to be the Kingdom’s Poetry Guardians but every species writes verse from time to time. Naturally the sprites tend to stick to limericks (the dodgier the better). The Queen does not have a Poet Laureate nor is she thinking of appointing one. She wants to make sure poetry is accessible and thinks appointing a big wig of poetry will be elitist. The fact that on Earth the Laureate system gives added publicity to an art form which rarely gets any is dismissed. The Queen considers the lack of publicity and poetry readings to be the problem which should just be amended. This is one area where the Queen’s author is not in agreement with her creation!
The equivalent of science fiction and fantasy FNN programmes are the documentaries speculating on what life on Earth would be like if humans were responsible. Given the Kingdom’s jaundiced view here, none of the programmes are positive though the realm considers them factual and entertaining. Roherum adores presenting them as no hyperbole is too much for these shows. Earth’s liking for stories (“made up lies”) is discussed (bear in mind the Kingdom believes the fairy tales are real and in their world happened once, a long long time ago). The Kingdom despises Earth’s sci-fi and fantasy shows as being far too limited. Besides the realm knows where the monsters are - in their world!
Poetry is appreciated in the Kingdom as it is felt to reflect emotions, life as it is lived, unlike fiction which is free to be a pack of lies! Poetry is felt to be innately truthful. The elves, of course, are considered to be the Kingdom’s Poetry Guardians but every species writes verse from time to time. Naturally the sprites tend to stick to limericks (the dodgier the better). The Queen does not have a Poet Laureate nor is she thinking of appointing one. She wants to make sure poetry is accessible and thinks appointing a big wig of poetry will be elitist. The fact that on Earth the Laureate system gives added publicity to an art form which rarely gets any is dismissed. The Queen considers the lack of publicity and poetry readings to be the problem which should just be amended. This is one area where the Queen’s author is not in agreement with her creation!
