How do you pronounce them?

[Keir Maxwell]

Originally posted by Raen:

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Originally posted by Keir Maxwell:
Daione Sidhe?

Daoine - tay-own? thay-own? . . . ?
Sidhe - shee

DEE-nah SHEE.

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I was just off checking my CJ Cherryh collection for her view which is very close to yours:
"thee na Shee"

She states that the word means "the People of Peace . . . Often powers felt to be dangerous and perhaps ill-wishing are named by names quite contrary to their nature." She goes on to say that the term Sidhe can be used for many kinds of creatures but the Daoine Sidhe are the highest of their kind. This is a somewhat different take on the Sidhe to the approach of Illwinter but stil informative.

Cheers

Keir