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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".
Tolkien's elves were followed by Poul Anderson's grim Norse-style elves of human size, in his 1954 fantasy The Broken Sword. [7] Guy Gavriel Kay's Fionavar Tapestry series, starting with his 1984 fantasy The Summer Tree, includes both lios alfar (light elves) and swart alfar (dark elves), using variations on the original Norse or Icelandic terms.
The svartálfar are almost only attested in the Prose Edda (the word does appear in Ektors saga ok kappa hans, but is presumably borrowed from the Prose Edda). [4] The svartálfar mentioned in Skáldskaparmál 35 are the Sons of Ivaldi, whom Loki engages to craft replacement hair for Sif, wife of the god Thor, after Loki mischievously sheared off her golden tresses. [5]
Drow, or dark elves, a fictional subrace of elves in Dungeons & Dragons. The Dark Elf Trilogy, a series of novels by R. A. Salvatore set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe; Dark Elves, a type of elf in the Warhammer fantasy series Drukhari a.k.a. Dark Eldar, their Warhammer 40,000 counterparts; Dunmer, a type of elf in the Elder Scrolls fantasy ...
The drow (/ d r aʊ / [1] [2] or / d r oʊ /) [3] or dark elves are a dark-skinned and white-haired subrace of elves connected to the subterranean Underdark in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. [4] The drow have traditionally been portrayed as generally evil and connected to the evil spider goddess Lolth.
Malekith the Accursed (/ ˈ m æ l ə k ɪ θ /) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.He is the ruler of the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim, and has come into conflict with Thor.
Drizzt fights off the resurrected spirit-wraith of his father in Exile, the second book in the Dark Elf Trilogy and also published in 1990. Sojourn [10] picks up the story when Drizzt leaves the Underdark for the surface, where he meets a blind human ranger named Montolio Debrouchee. When Montolio begins teaching him the ways of the ranger ...
The Dark Elf Trilogy is a prequel to the Icewind Dale Trilogy by R. A. Salvatore. Drizzt Do'Urden, a drow, or dark elf, was originally written as a supporting character in the Icewind Dale Trilogy to Wulfgar the barbarian. However, the author soon realized how popular the character was, and Drizzt became the main character. [1]