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  2. Elves in fiction - Wikipedia

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    A post-Tolkien interpretation of a fantasy elf, from the Wesnoth fantasy setting, 2011. In many works of modern fantasy, elves are depicted as a race or species of pointy-eared humanoid beings.

  3. Illustrating Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Elves in Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    Tolkien-style Elves have influenced the depiction of elves in the fantasy genre from the 1960s and afterwards. 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 ...

  5. Middle-earth peoples - Wikipedia

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    The fictional races and peoples that appear in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth include the seven listed in Appendix F of The Lord of the Rings: Elves, Men, Dwarves, Hobbits, Ents, Orcs and Trolls, as well as spirits such as the Valar and Maiar.

  6. Mythic humanoids - Wikipedia

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    Drak – (German) elf partly shapeshifted into a lizard. Likely represents the Hazel Worm as the protective spirit motif in German culture. A French version called a Drac is said to be a type of Lutin or French elf. Draugar – Undead creatures that guard their burial mounds. Dryad – Tree nymph or tree spirit.

  7. Category:Fictional elves - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to elves that originate in fiction rather than folklore or mythology. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. H.

  8. Drow - Wikipedia

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    Dark Elves" is a separate term in Dragonlance, referencing elves who have been cast out by the other elves for various crimes, such as worship of the evil deities. Dalamar, a student of Raistlin Majere, is the most notable of Krynn's dark elves. However, over the years Drow have accidentally appeared in a few Dragonlance modules and novels.

  9. Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar - Wikipedia

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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".