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J. R. R. Tolkien accompanied his Middle-earth fantasy writings with a wide variety of non-narrative materials, including paintings and drawings, calligraphy, and maps.In his lifetime, some of his artworks were included in his novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings; others were used on the covers of different editions of these books, and later on the cover of The Silmarillion.
Elves view the sexual act as special and intimate, for it leads to the birth of children. Elves who are married cannot be forced by other Elves to have sex; before that they will lose the will to endure and go to Mandos. [1] Elves have few children, and there are long intervals between each child.
Elfquest (or ElfQuest) is a comic book property created by Wendy and Richard Pini in 1978, [1] and still owned by them. It is a fantasy story about a community of elves and other fictional species who struggle to survive and coexist on a primitive Earth-like planet with two moons.
Elves speaking an elvish language similar to those in Tolkien's novels became staple non-human characters in high fantasy works and in fantasy role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. They are often portrayed as being mentally sharp and lovers of nature, art, and song, as well as wiser and more beautiful than humans.
Elfwood was a web-based alternative art gallery and online community devoted to original science fiction and fantasy art and writing. [1] [2] It was started 1 May 1996 by Thomas Abrahamsson [3] and claimed to be the largest science fiction and fantasy art site in the world. [4] It was most popular in the Americas and Europe.
Elfquest, a fantasy story about a community of elves, was launched in 1978 with art and co-writing by Wendy Pini. Richard Pini, who had been working for IBM, [ 7 ] is credited as co-writer and editor on Elfquest , as well as handling all of the publishing and business aspects of Warp Graphics.
Elves were certainly often seen as a cause of illness, and indeed the English word oaf seems to have originated as a form of elf: the word elf came to mean 'changeling left by an elf' and then, because changelings were noted for their failure to thrive, to its modern sense 'a fool, a stupid person; a large, clumsy man or boy'. [167]
1978: Fantasy Quarterly #1 [anthology] From 1978-1992, Elfquest was published as a series of consecutive titles: 1978-1984: Elfquest: The Original Quest - 20 story issues plus one "extra" issue (#21); #1 reprints the story from Fantasy Quarterly #1; #21 was a "bonus" issue containing fan letters about the end of the quest, background sketches, published reviews, editorials, and other behind ...