Tamara, danced by Beltane Border Morris

Tamara was originally of the faerie folk, the daughter of faes who dwelled under the earth, some say the child of gnomes. But Tamara, a beautiful and vivacious young nymph, did not want to be confined beneath the earth and would frequently visit what she called the above land, roaming through forests, up hills, down valleys and across rivers, delighting in sunshine and moonlight alike. In those days, Britain was the land of Giants and one day, wandering over Dartmoor, Tamara met two young male Giants, Tavy and Torridge (or Tawradge), who both fell in love with her and vowed to keep her with them until she chose one of them. But Tamara led the two Giants on a merry dance, never allowing them to catch up with her until her father, who had been searching for her, came upon them.