The Fairy Queen was a figure from English folklore who was believed to rule the fairies. Based on Shakespeare's influence, she is often named as Tatiana or Mab. In the ballad tradition of Scotland, she was called the Queen of Elphame.
Various things have been named after her:
- The Faerie Queene, a poem by Edmund Spenser
- Fairy Queen (locomotive), an Indian steam locomotive
- The Fairy-Queen, a semi-opera by Purcell
- The Fairy Queen, a painting by Myrea Pettit to celebrate the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
- "Faerie Queen", a song by Blackmore’s Night from their 2006 album The Village Lanterne
- The musical artist, Kenny Klein, has a CD called The Fairy Queen, whose title song describes the Fairy Queen and names her as Mab.
- Faerie Queen, a song by Heather Alexander on her album Wanderlust
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