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Elves are creatures of mythology and folklore.
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Elves are widely documented in historical reference works, folklore studies, and mythological texts as supernatural beings originating in Germanic folklore and Norse mythology.

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Wikipedia: Elf
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HarperCollinsPublishers: Tolkien on fairy-stories
2014 · cited by 0
References Tolkien's view on elves in fairy stories and mythology.
Broadway Books: The sorcerer's companion : a guide to the magical world of Harry Potter
2001 · cited by 0
Notes that creatures of mythology and folklore include elves, mentioning Danish and English folklore.
Broadway Books: The sorcerer's companion : a guide to the magical world of Harry Potter
2001 · cited by 0
Describes Danish and English folklore regarding elves.
Broadway Books: The sorcerer's companion : a guide to the magical world of Harry Potter
2001 · cited by 0
Discusses Danish elves and English folklore.
Eerdmans: Splintered light : logos and language in Tolkien's world
1983 · cited by 0
Discusses figures from Norse mythology and folklore elements in connection with Tolkien's work.
Algora Pub.: Creatures in the mist : little people, wild men and spirit beings around the world : a study in comparative mythology
2007 · cited by 0
Examines comparative fairy mythology and folklore including spirit beings.
Broadway Books: The sorcerer's companion : a guide to the magical world of Harry Potter
2010 · cited by 0
Mentions Danish and English folklore concerning elves.
Wikisource: The Age of Fable/Chapter XL
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Links elves to Teutonic mythology.
Wikisource: The Science of Fairy Tales/Chapter 12
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Discusses superstitions relating to fairies proper, specifically the elves and fays of Celtic and Teutonic tradition.
Filologia Germanica: La ricezione degli elfi nella letteratura tedesca (1740-1830)
2024 · cited by 0
Discusses creatures of Nordic mythology such as the elves perceived through folklore filters.
OpenAIRE: European Fairy Lore in the New World
1981 · cited by 0
Refers to elves as creatures of lower mythology within European fairy lore.
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  1. Wikipedia: Elfreferencesame source L1supports
  2. Wikipedia: Alp (folklore)referencesame source L1no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  3. Wikipedia: Folklore of the Low Countriesreferencesame source L1no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  4. Book: Fantasy and Beliefreferenceno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  5. Book: Storytelling Encyclopediareferencesupportsnot shown: a book whose author and subject did not establish authority here
  6. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Environmental Aestheticsreferencesame source L4no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  7. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: The Kokugaku (Native Japan Studies) Schoolreferencesame source L4no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  8. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Culture and Cognitive Sciencereferencesame source L4no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  9. HarperCollinsPublishers: Tolkien on fairy-storiesreferencesupports
  10. Broadway Books: The sorcerer's companion : a guide to the magical world of Harry Potterreferencesame source L6supports
  11. Broadway Books: The sorcerer's companion : a guide to the magical world of Harry Potterreferencesame source L6supports
  12. Broadway Books: The sorcerer's companion : a guide to the magical world of Harry Potterreferencesame source L6supports
  13. Eerdmans: Splintered light : logos and language in Tolkien's worldreferencesupports
  14. Algora Pub.: Creatures in the mist : little people, wild men and spirit beings around the world : a study in comparative mythologyreferencesupports
  15. Broadway Books: The sorcerer's companion : a guide to the magical world of Harry Potterreferencesame source L6supports
  16. Harper Element: The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creaturesreferenceno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  17. Wikisource: The Age of Fable/Chapter XLreferencesame source L10supports
  18. Wikisource: Motif-Index of Folk-Literature/Volume 1referencesame source L10no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  19. Wikisource: The Science of Fairy Tales/Chapter 12referencesame source L10supports
  20. Filologia Germanica: La ricezione degli elfi nella letteratura tedesca (1740-1830)peer-reviewedsame source L11supports
  21. OpenAIRE: European Fairy Lore in the New Worldpeer-reviewedsupports
  22. OpenAIRE: La ricezione degli elfi nella letteratura tedesca (1740-1830)peer-reviewedsame source L11supports
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