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Ängsälvor (Swedish "Meadow Elves") by Nils Blommér (1850). An elf (pl.: elves) is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic folklore.Elves appear especially in North Germanic mythology, being mentioned in the Icelandic Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda.
The framework for J. R. R. Tolkien's conception of his Elves, and many points of detail in his portrayal of them, is thought by Haukur Þorgeirsson to have come from the survey of folklore and early modern scholarship about elves (álfar) in Icelandic tradition in the introduction to Íslenzkar þjóðsögur og æfintýri ('Icelandic legends and fairy tales').
Elves are a humanoid race in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, one of the primary races available for player characters, and play a central role in the narratives of many setting worlds of the game. [11] Elves are renowned for their grace and mastery of magic [11] [12]: 58 and weapons such as the bow [12]: 15, 58 and sword.
Pages in category "Elves in popular culture" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Silvan Elves, of Nandor and Avari descent, inhabited Mirkwood and Lothlórien. In Tolkien's earliest writings, elves are variously named sprites, fays, brownies, pixies, or leprawns. [4] By 1915, when Tolkien was writing his first elven poems, the words elf, fairy and gnome had many divergent and
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High Elves, the Vanyar, Noldor and Teleri who left for Valinor, are included in Category:High Elves (Middle-earth). Grey Elves, otherwise known as the Sindar, are listed more specifically under Category:Grey Elves. All other Elves, including the Silvan Elves, Avari, and Elves of uncertain or highly mixed origins remain in this category.
Älvalek (Elfplay or Dancing Fairies) (1866) by August Malmström. In Norse mythology, Dökkálfar ("Dark Elves") [a] and Ljósálfar ("Light Elves") [b] are two contrasting types of elves; the dark elves dwell within the earth and have a dark complexion, while the light elves live in Álfheimr, and are "fairer than the sun to look at".