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Title: Elves of the Forest Post by: Jitendra Hydonus on May 03, 2011 08:30 pm An elf (plural elves) is a being of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of divine or semi-divine beings (wights, vættir) endowed with magical powers, which they use both for the benefit and the injury of mankind. In medieval Norse mythology, they appear to have been divided into light elves and dark elves, difficult to delineate from the Æsir (gods) on one hand and the dvergar (dwarves) on the other.
In early modern and modern folklore, they become associated with the fairies of Romance folklore and assume a diminutive size, often living mainly in forests but also underground in hills or rocks, or in wells and springs. 19th-century Romanticism attempted to restore them to full stature, often depicting them as very young, probably adolescent (lack of facial hair on male elves), men and women of great beauty. From their depiction in Romanticism, elves entered the 20th-century high fantasy genre in the wake of the published work of J. R. R. Tolkien (especially the posthumous publication of his Silmarillion where Tolkien's treatment of the relation of light elves, dark elves and dwarves is made explicit). Anne is an Elf of the forest... Title: Re: Elves of the Forest Post by: yoshi on May 03, 2011 11:19 pm i have been called many things during this incarnation...this is the first time someone has called me an elf ( hopefully elf of light ;) ).... <3<3<3
i am honored _/\_ ((( Love&Hugs&OM ))) yoshi Title: Re: Elves of the Forest Post by: Jitendra Hydonus on May 04, 2011 05:37 am i have been called many things during this incarnation...this is the first time someone has called me an elf ( hopefully elf of light ;) ).... <3<3<3 i am honored _/\_ ((( Love&Hugs&OM ))) yoshi An elf from the enchanted forest where the munchkins and morels doth dwell. Deep in the heart of the forest lives one such as yourself; the elf with an occasional pipe or some such thing. Simple chimney top come arising in oh oh om. Je wiz jitendra morels are on ground....elf ears are on the trees :D (http://ts4.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=677551092443&id=a71dec94821243e75e2596ad513592df&url=http%3a%2f%2fexplorethebitterroot.com%2fimages%2fmorel.png) Title: Re: Elves of the Forest Post by: yoshi on May 04, 2011 07:59 pm (http://www.katzy.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/elfgr.gif)
Title: Re: Elves of the Forest Post by: Jitendra Hydonus on May 05, 2011 04:21 am (http://www.katzy.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/elfgr.gif) (http://th121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/kevinf80/th_wizzard.gif)Hold on somewhere in this damn book there is an explanation for a creature such as yourself... |