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Elves are creatures of mythology and folklore.
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Is it true that Elves are creatures of mythology and folklore?
Yes. Elves are widely documented in historical reference works, folklore studies, and mythological texts as supernatural beings originating in Germanic folklore and Norse mythology.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. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf
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References Tolkien's view on elves in fairy stories and mythology.
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author, T. J. R. R. (. R. R. 1. (2014). HarperCollinsPublishers: Tolkien on fairy-stories. HarperCollinsPublishers. https://archive.org/details/tolkienonfairyst0000verl
Notes that creatures of mythology and folklore include elves, mentioning Danish and English folklore.
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Zola, K. A. (2001). Broadway Books: The sorcerer's companion : a guide to the magical world of Harry Potter. Broadway Books. https://archive.org/details/sorcererscompani0000kron_g6j3
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Discusses Danish elves and English folklore.
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Zola, K. A. (2001). Broadway Books: The sorcerer's companion : a guide to the magical world of Harry Potter. Broadway Books. https://archive.org/details/sorcererscompani0000kron
Mentions Danish and English folklore concerning elves.
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Zola, K. A. (2010). Broadway Books: The sorcerer's companion : a guide to the magical world of Harry Potter. Broadway Books. https://archive.org/details/sorcererscompani0000kron_q6i1
Describes Danish and English folklore regarding elves.
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Zola, K. A. & 1969-, K. E. (2001). Broadway Books: The sorcerer's companion : a guide to the magical world of Harry Potter. Broadway Books. https://archive.org/details/sorcererscompani00kron
Discusses figures from Norse mythology and folklore elements in connection with Tolkien's work.
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1933-, F. V. (1983). Eerdmans: Splintered light : logos and language in Tolkien's world. Eerdmans. https://archive.org/details/splinteredlightl0000flie
Examines comparative fairy mythology and folklore including spirit beings.
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R, V. G. (2007). Algora Pub.: Creatures in the mist : little people, wild men and spirit beings around the world : a study in comparative mythology. Algora Pub.. https://archive.org/details/creaturesinmistl0000varn
Links elves to Teutonic mythology.
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Wikisource: The Age of Fable/Chapter XL. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Fable/Chapter_XL
Discusses superstitions relating to fairies proper, specifically the elves and fays of Celtic and Teutonic tradition.
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Wikisource: The Science of Fairy Tales/Chapter 12. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Science_of_Fairy_Tales/Chapter_12
Discusses creatures of Nordic mythology such as the elves perceived through folklore filters.
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Gherardini, L. (2024). Filologia Germanica: La ricezione degli elfi nella letteratura tedesca (1740-1830). Filologia Germanica. https://doi.org/10.14672/fg.v12i.2547
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Discusses Nordic mythology and creatures such as elves within folklore traditions.
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OpenAIRE: La ricezione degli elfi nella letteratura tedesca (1740-1830). (2020). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.14672/fg.v12i.2547
Refers to elves as creatures of lower mythology within European fairy lore.
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OpenAIRE: European Fairy Lore in the New World. (1981). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1080/0015587x.1981.9716199
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