Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-32051879-20170526213757

When I watched the episode "The Black Fairy" I noticed an interesting thing, the way the fairies appeared at Rumple's birth reminded me a lot of the Norns, characters from Norse mythology. According to Norse mythology, the Norns were responsible for guiding the fate of both gods and men. The legends say that when someone is born, they appear and determine their fate until the day of their death.

It could be just a coincidence, but in the same episode the shears of destiny which supposedly belonged to the Fates, are shown in the secret vault of the fairies.

This would explain why fairies seem to be stronger in some points in the series, and weaker in others, it's just a disguise. They pretend to be weak and fragile, but in fact they are the most powerful creatures of all realms.The wolves who prevented Emma from leaving Storybrooke, the book that magically appeared in Mary Margaret's closet, was all their work, just to make sure Emma fulfilled her destiny as the savior.

In addition they are also guardians of the magic of all lands. The fairy dust is said to power the world; It's Silvermist that helps people cross the lake in Wonderland; the Blue Fairy is said to be the greatest power of all; after Fiona is banished the curse magically appears on Bald Mountain. How did it get there? Because the fairies put it there.  