Many a refractory child will allow a loose tooth to be removed if he knows about the Tooth Fairy. Īnother modern incarnation of these traditions into an actual Tooth Fairy has been traced to a 1908 "Household Hints" item in the Chicago Daily Tribune: In medieval Europe, it was thought that if a witch were to get hold of one's teeth, it could lead to total power over them. Fear of witches was another reason to bury or burn teeth. The Vikings paid children for their teeth. Children who did not consign their baby teeth to the fire would spend eternity searching for them in the afterlife.
In England, for example, children were instructed to burn their baby teeth to save the child from hardship in the afterlife. In the Norse culture, children's teeth and other articles belonging to children were said to bring good luck in battle, and Scandinavian warriors hung children's teeth on a string around their necks.ĭuring the Middle Ages, other superstitions arose surrounding children's teeth. 1200), which are the earliest written record of Norse and Northern European traditions. This tradition is recorded in writings as early as the Eddas (c. In Northern Europe, a tradition of tand-fé or tooth fee was paid when a child lost their first tooth.
The folklore states that when children lose one of their baby teeth, they should place it underneath their pillow or on their bedside table the Tooth Fairy will visit while they sleep, replacing the lost tooth with a small payment. The Tooth Fairy is a fantasy figure of early childhood in Western and Western-influenced cultures. A woman dressed as the Tooth Fairy during Halloween
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