Elves in fiction
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elves-in-fiction-228-1594850
title:
Elves in fiction
text:
In many works of modern fantasy, elves are depicted as a race or species of pointy-eared humanoid beings. These depictions arise from the álfar of Norse mythology influencing elves in fantasy as being semi-divine and of human stature, whose key traits are being friendly with nature and animals. However, this differs from Norse and the traditional elves found in Middle Ages folklore and Victorian era literature. Post-Tolkien fantasy elves tend to be immortal or long-lived in comparison to humans,
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encyclopedia
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Elves appearing in works of fiction
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elves_in_fiction
date created:
2005-08-01T18:25:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T08:47:18Z
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