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The drow ( / draʊ / [1] [2] or / droʊ /) [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.
Drow elves. Drow are an evil, murderous, dark-skinned subrace of elves first mentioned in the 1st Edition Monster Manual (1977). The drow Drizzt Do'Urden, the most famous Dungeons & Dragons character, "is commonly presented as the one exception: a hero who overcame his evil culture to become a good person".
Huldufólk or hidden people are elves in Icelandic and Faroese folklore. They are supernatural beings that live in nature. They look and behave similarly to humans, but live in a parallel world. They can make themselves visible at will. Konrad von Maurer cites a 19th-century Icelandic source claiming that the only visible difference between normal people and outwardly human-appearing ...
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". The Ljósálfar and the Dökkálfar are attested in the Prose Edda ...
In J. R. R. Tolkien 's writings, Elves are the first fictional race to appear in Middle-earth. Unlike Men and Dwarves, Elves are immortal, though they can be killed in battle. If so, their souls go to the Halls of Mandos in Aman. After a long life in Middle-earth, Elves yearn for the Earthly Paradise of Valinor, and can sail there from the Grey ...
Each night, the elves return to Santa and report on the day's events then come back. Each morning, children find their elf in a new place causing different mischief than the day before: That's the ...
Fairest. Ella Enchanted is a fantasy novel written by Gail Carson Levine and published in 1997. The story is a retelling of Cinderella featuring various mythical creatures including fairies, elves, ogres, gnomes, and giants. The book won a Newbery Honor in 1998. [1] In 2006, Levine went on to write Fairest, a retelling of the story of Snow ...
Icelandic Elf School. The Icelandic Elf School ( Icelandic: Álfaskólinn) is an organization located in Reykjavík, Iceland, that teaches visitors about Icelandic folklore. [1] [2] [3] The organization teaches about the hidden people and thirteen types of elves, entities purported by the institution to reside within Iceland. [4]