Faeries is a 1981 animated television special that appeared on CBS in the United States.
It is based on the 1978 book Faeries, described and illustrated by Brian Froud and Alan Lee.
[3] The special was directed by Lee Mishkin with animation direction by Fred Hellmich, executive produced by Thomas W. Moore, Anne Upson and Jean Moore Edwards,[4] and was designed by Alan Aldridge.
[5] A young man, Oisin (pronounced "O-sheen"), is returning home with a group of huntsmen from an unsuccessful hunt when a deer appears before him and reveals herself to be Niamh (pronounced "Nee-am" and "Nee’uv"), a faerie princess.
The King begs Oisin to travel to Squalor Web Castle and defeat the evil Shadow.