That which is called Álfheim is one, where dwell the peoples called Light elves ; but the Dark-elves dwell down in the earth, and they are unlike in appearance, but by far more unlike in nature.

A subrace of Earthdawn elves are called the Blood Elves.

# Windling-The windlings are small, winged humanoids ; similar to many depictions of fae creatures, they resemble small elves with insect-like wings.

The " Christmas elves " of contemporary popular culture are of relatively recent tradition, popularized during the late 19th century in the United States, in publications such as Godey's Lady's Book.

Thus the " white " elves proper are named ljósálfar " light elves ", contrasting with døckálfar " dark elves ".

This prompts Grimm to assume a tripartite division of light elves, dark elves and black elves, of which only the latter are identical with dwarves, while the dark elves are an intermediate class, " not so much downright black, as dim, dingy ".

While the Scandinavian tradition preserves some evidence of the álfar as skillful supernatural beings with positive connotations, much like the æsir or " gods ", the elves of Anglo-Saxon and continental tradition are almost exclusively presented as mischievous or malevolent beings responsible for misfortune or illness.

However, throughout Germanic tradition, given names which contain elf as an element are frequently attested, suggesting that the malevolent or evil image of elves in West Germanic tradition was a secondary development, reinforced by Christianization.

: The land governed by King Alf was called Alfheim, and all his offspring are related to the elves.

People live there that are named the light elves ( Ljósálfar ).

But the dark elves ( Dökkálfar ) live below in earth, in caves and the dark forest and they are unlike them in appearance – and more unlike them in reality.

In these elves are linked to the Æsir, particularly by the common phrase " Æsir and the elves ".

In the Alvíssmál (" The Sayings of All-Wise "), elves are considered distinct from both the Æsir and the Vanir.

The Norwegian expressions seldom appear in genuine folklore, and when they do, they are always used synonymous to huldrefolk or vetter, a category of earth-dwelling beings generally held to be more related to Norse dwarves than elves which is comparable to the Icelandic huldufólk ( hidden people ).

The elves in this story are more alike those of traditional Danish folklore, who were beautiful females, living in hills and boulders, capable of dancing a man to death.

In the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland the modern children's folklore of Santa Claus typically includes green-clad elves with pointy ears, long noses, and pointy hats as Santa's helpers or hired workers.

Children are typically transported into a magical world in which they meet fairies, goblins, elves, pixies, or other fantasy creatures.

A fairy tale ( pronounced / ˈfeəriˌteɪl /) is a type of short story that typically features folkloric fantasy characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants, mermaids, or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments.

Actions involving criminal damage did happen often under cover of night and were typically done under an ELF banner and attributed to elves and pixies, or the Earth Liberation Faeries, giving a distinctly British feel to the movement.

There are none of the races typically associated with a fantasy realm, such as elves or dwarves.

* Heidi and Etsuko, a pair of German and Japanese ( respectively ) scantily clad female elves, typically involved in some nefarious espionage plot

In most such worlds these races are related, and capable of producing viable offspring together, typically having diverged from one root species – most often either elves or humans – by magical or divine influence.

They typically lived in hills, and acted as intermediaries between dwarves, elves, and halflings.

The presence of halflings, elves, dwarves, half-elves, orcs, dragons, and the like, often draw comparisons to the work of J. R. R.

Gunnell stated: " Icelanders seem much more open to phenomena like dreaming the future, forebodings, ghosts and elves than other nations.

Tolkien's writing has such popularity that in the 1960s and afterwards, elves speaking an elvish language similar to those in Tolkien's novels ( like Quenya, and Sindarin ) became staple non-human characters in high fantasy works and in fantasy role-playing games.

It introduces several drow subtypes including aquatic drow and vupdrax ( or winged drow ) plus fleshes out drow life, such as how they treat slaves of the various fantasy types like elves and humans.

Hermey, like Rudolph, is a misfit: he suffers the disdain of the other elves because he would rather be a dentist than a toymaker.

Unbeknownst to most Elves, Firn, Meadow and Veld Elves once had a single common culture ( like that of Tolkien's elves ).

This contradiction has first been investigated in the 19th century by the German linguist Jacob Grimm and the Danish philosopher Nikolaj Grundtvig, where Grimm noted a dualism between good and evil in the Edda's light-elves and dark-elves, like Grundtvig, but raised the question if not three kinds of Norse elves should be assumed.

In most fantasy settings, smaller and more agile fantasy races like elves, gnomes and hobbits are particularly suited for the thief class.

Contrary to many other racial varieties who were forced to retreat to the Underdark due to some violent conflict in the past ( like the drow elves ), the deep gnomes were led underground peacefully by their patron god, Callarduran Smoothhands.

High elves are distinguished from other fantasy elves by their place of living, as they usually dwell in stone cities, instead of woods, like wood-elves.

The worlds are populated by traditional fantasy races like elves and halflings, plus races unique to the game like the insectoid Klackons.

Metahuman is also used in the Shadowrun universe to describe elves, dwarves, and the like.

They cannot " purchase " kindreds as the elves do, nor can they carry magical items, but they can, like the branchwraiths, equip multiple Spites, as well as the Cluster of Radiants spite reserved for them.

The same inspiration marks the band's distinctive pseudo-medieval stage show, in which each member is dressed up in costumes and fantasy makeup to look like " ferocious warriors ", " dirty thieves " or " beautiful female elves ".

Meanwhile, the Mirari poisoning is further polluting the inhabitants of Otaria, the elves are becoming taller and stronger, more like the very trees they protect.

The daemonfey look like elves with demonic features, or particularly fey fiends.

Some of standard theoretical frameworks have been borrowed from other lightning-associated discharges like sprites, blue jets, and elves, which were discovered in the years immediately preceding the first TGF observations.

In the game the player, as Santa Claus, attempts to knock down elves who are arranged like bowling pins.

Tapestries is based around a " culture nexus ," where furry characters ( as well as certain humanoid beings like elves, ogres, or centaurs — humans are against the game's policies ) from different backgrounds may interact with each other.

After appearing in The Lord of the Rings, Dominic Monaghan was offered many fantasy-based roles, like elves and pixies.

However, the Elves ( capitalized, since they are considered a nationality of sorts ) found in the works of the 20th-century philologist and fantasy writer J. R. R. Tolkien have formed the view of elves in modern fantasy like no other singular source.