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| − | In many [[campaign setting]]s '''Oberon''' is the [[fey]] deity of nature, wild places, and animals. Oberon is the consort of [[Titania]] and a member of her [[Seelie Court]]. These deities are taken from English folklore, where Oberon (Auberon) and his wife Titania rule over the fairies (e.g., [[wikipedia:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s [[wikipedia:A Midsummer Night's Dream|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]). The medieval concept of the character Oberon arose from a multitude of earlier sources like dwarf sorcerer [[wikipedia:Alberich|Alberich]] from [[wikipedia:Nibelungenlied|Nibelungenlied]]. | + | In many [[campaign setting]]s '''Oberon''' is the [[fey]] deity of nature, wild places, and animals. Oberon is the consort of [[Titania]] and a member of her [[Seelie Court]]. These deities are taken from [[Wikipedia:English folklore|English folklore]], where Oberon (Auberon) and his wife Titania rule over the fairies (e.g., [[wikipedia:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s [[wikipedia:A Midsummer Night's Dream|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]). The medieval concept of the character Oberon arose from a multitude of earlier sources like dwarf sorcerer [[wikipedia:Alberich|Alberich]] from [[wikipedia:Nibelungenlied|Nibelungenlied]]. |
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In many campaign settings Oberon is the fey deity of nature, wild places, and animals. Oberon is the consort of Titania and a member of her Seelie Court. These deities are taken from English folklore, where Oberon (Auberon) and his wife Titania rule over the fairies (e.g., Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream). The medieval concept of the character Oberon arose from a multitude of earlier sources like dwarf sorcerer Alberich from Nibelungenlied.
References
- Carl Sargent. Monster Mythology (TSR, 1992).
