Encyclopedia - Elf: Encyclopedia - Elf
An elf is a mythical creature of Norse mythology which survived in northern European folklore. Originally a race of minor gods of nature ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elf: Encyclopedia Ii - Elf - Characteristics Of Traditional Elves
Elf - Elves in Norse mythology. The earliest preserved description of elves comes from Norse mythology. In Old Norse they are called á...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elf: Encyclopedia Ii - Elf - Modern Elves
Elf - Elves at Christmas. In USA, Canada, and the United Kingdom, the modern children's folklore of Santa Claus typically includes dimi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dark Elf: Encyclopedia - Dark Elf
Dark elves are the (mostly) evil counterparts of the Light Elves in many mythologies and fantasy settings. They are often at war with oth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Álfheim: Encyclopedia - Álfheim
Álfheim (Old Norse Álfheimr 'Elf-home') is the abode of the Álfar 'Elves' in Norse mythology and appears also in northern English ball...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Álfar: Encyclopedia - Álfar
Álfar (singular: álfr) is the Old Norse word for elves. Álfar figure in Norse mythology. Snorri Sturluson in the Younger Edda differen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dwarf: Encyclopedia - Dwarf
A dwarf (plural dwarfs or, more recently, dwarves --see under Tolkien below) is a short humanoid creature in Norse mythology, fairy tales...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Svartálfar: Encyclopedia - Svartálfar
In Norse mythology, the svartálfar ("black elves") or dökkálfar ("dark elves") are supernatural beings (Old Norse "vættir," wights) t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dísir: Encyclopedia - Dísir
In Norse mythology, the dísir (sing. dís) are a collective of divine female beings of whom little is known with certainty except that t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seid: Encyclopedia - Seid
Seid (Old Norse: seiðr, sometimes anglicized as "seidhr", "seidh", "seidr", "seithr" or "seith") was a form of shamanism practised by pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-saxon Religion: Encyclopedia - Anglo-saxon Religion
Anglo-Saxon religion is the religious practices and beliefs of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes of pre-Christian England to about the 7th ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Locations In The Warcraft Universe: Encyclopedia - Locations In The Warcraft Universe
This is a list of the major and minor Locations ordered by region (after the events of the Third Great War) in the Warcraft universe — ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Therianthropy: Encyclopedia - Therianthropy
Therianthropy is a generic term for any transformation of a human into another animal form, or for a being which displays both human and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dark Elf: Encyclopedia Ii - Dark Elf - Dark Elves In Mythology And Folklore
Dark elf - Norse/Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, Svartálfar ("Swartelves" or "black elves"), sometimes considered synonymous w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dark Elf: Encyclopedia Ii - Dark Elf - Dark Elves In Mythology And Folklore
Dark elf - Norse/Germanic mythology. Main articles: Svartálfar, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]] ... See also:Dark elf, Dark elf - Dark e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dark Elf: Encyclopedia Ii - Dark Elf - Dark Elves In Fiction
Dark elf - Middle-earth. In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, the Moriquendi—the Elves of Darkness—are, in essence, the Elves that d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dark Elf: Encyclopedia Ii - Dark Elf - Dark Elves In Mythology And Folklore
Dark elf - Norse/Germanic mythology. Main article: Svartálfar In Norse mythology, Svartálfar ("Swartelves" or "black elves"), somet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dark Elf: Encyclopedia Ii - Dark Elf - Dark Elves In Fiction
Inspired largely by the preceding indigenous European folklore, dark elves are a common element, although usually very highly embellished...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Dwarf - Possible Origin
Stories of dwarves may have a historical background: during the Bronze Age, tin miners from southern and southeastern Europe slowly migra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Dwarf - Mythology And Folklore
For Norse dwarves specifically, see that article. Dwarves are also called little Hill-men (Swiss), Earth-men (Härdmandle, pl. Härdmänd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Dwarf - Dwarves In Modern Fantasy Fiction
Dwarf - Tolkien's dwarves. See Dwarves (Middle-earth) Traditionally, the plural of dwarf was "dwarfs", especially when referring to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Dwarf - Possible Origin
Stories of dwarves may have a historical background: during the Bronze Age, tin miners from southern and southeastern Europe slowly migra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Dwarf - Mythology And Folklore
For Norse dwarves specifically, see that article. Dwarves are also called little Hill-men (Swiss), Earth-men (Härdmandle, pl. Härdmänd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Dwarf - Dwarves In Modern Fantasy Fiction
Dwarf - Tolkien's dwarves. See Dwarves (Middle-earth) Traditionally, the plural of dwarf was "dwarfs", especially when referring to...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alfheim, Alfhem: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Alfheim, Alfhem
Alfheim, Alfhem (Icelandic, Swedish) (alf elf (cf Icelandic elfrom river, channel) + heim, hem home)   The home of elves in Norse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Svartálfar: Encyclopedia Ii - Svartálfar - Later Influences
Like many mythologic elves, regardless of morality (though much closer to the dire variaties in particular), dark elves are often said to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elves In Fantasy Fiction And Games: Encyclopedia Ii - Elves In Fantasy Fiction And Games - Elves In Role-playing Games
Post-Tolkien fantasy elves (popularized by the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game) tend to be beautiful, fair, slender, and close i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Svartálfar: Encyclopedia Ii - Svartálfar - The Dualism Of Light And Dark
The word álf (pl. álfar) derives from the same Indo-European root word from which the Latin albus (white) derives. The original meaning...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elves In Fantasy Fiction And Games: Encyclopedia Ii - Elves In Fantasy Fiction And Games - Elves In Fantasy Literature
The Elves of Tolkien also inspired a rich literature on elves in fantasy. The parodical Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett feature extra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elves In Fantasy Fiction And Games: Encyclopedia Ii - Elves In Fantasy Fiction And Games - Elves In Fantasy Literature
The Elves of Tolkien also inspired a rich literature on elves in fantasy. Tad Williams's Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy focuses heavil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Svartálfar: Encyclopedia Ii - Svartálfar - Dwarves As Black Elves
According to Kevin Crossley-Holland: "No valid distinction though can be drawn between the dwarfs and the dark elves; they appear to have...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elves In Fantasy Fiction And Games: Encyclopedia Ii - Elves In Fantasy Fiction And Games - The Elves Of Tolkien
Tolkien had little use for the diminutive elven prettiness and whimsy found in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and in var...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drow: Encyclopedia Ii - Drow - Influences
While the drow were designed by Gary Gygax for the Dungeons & Dragons world of Oerth, they may be found in many other published and g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Dwarves: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Dwarves - List Of Norse Dwarves
Völuspá 10–16 contains a list of dwarves: 9. Then sought the gods their assembly-seats, The holy ones, and council held, To find who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tales Of Symphonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Tales Of Symphonia - Themes
Many legends and works inspire the game’s story. A prominent contributor is Norse mythology. Mithos Yggdrasill's name is taken from Ygg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tales Of Symphonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Tales Of Symphonia - Plot
Tales of Symphonia - Journey. The main character in the game is Lloyd Irving, a seventeen-year-old friend of the Chosen who accompanies...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Locations In The Warcraft Universe: Encyclopedia Ii - Locations In The Warcraft Universe - Other
Locations in the Warcraft Universe - Kalimdor. Kalimdor is a large landmass in the world of Azeroth, in the fictional Warcraft Universe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drow: Encyclopedia Ii - Drow - Drow In Eberron
Inhabiting the jungles and underdark in the continental isle of Xendrik, the drow in Eberron have a much more tribalistic culture than th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Races Of Final Fantasy: Encyclopedia Ii - Races Of Final Fantasy - Elvaan
The Elvaan are a fictional humanoid race inhabiting Vana'diel, the world of Final Fantasy XI. A race of proud warriors, they are the foun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drow: Encyclopedia Ii - Drow - Drow In The Forgotten Realms
In the Forgotten Realms, the drow were elves of the ancient tribes of Ilythiir, cast down and driven underground by the light-skinned elv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Álfheim: Encyclopedia Ii - Álfheim - The Region In Scandinavia
Álfheim - About the region and its folk. The Ynglinga saga, when relating the events of the reign of King Gudröd (Guðröðr) the Hun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Races Of Final Fantasy: Encyclopedia Ii - Races Of Final Fantasy - Elvaan
The Elvaan are a fictional humanoid race inhabiting Vana'diel, the world of Final Fantasy XI. A race of proud warriors, they are the foun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Locations In The Warcraft Universe: Encyclopedia Ii - Locations In The Warcraft Universe - Northern Kalimdor
Locations in the Warcraft Universe - Ashenvale. Ashenvale is the name of the expansive forest that covers much of the area surrounding ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Locations In The Warcraft Universe: Encyclopedia Ii - Locations In The Warcraft Universe - Other
Locations in the Warcraft Universe - Kalimdor. Main articles: Kalimdor, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Locations In The Warcraft Universe: Encyclopedia Ii - Locations In The Warcraft Universe - Other
Locations in the Warcraft Universe - Kalimdor. Main article: Kalimdor Kalimdor is a large landmass in the world of Azeroth, in the fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Therianthropy: Encyclopedia Ii - Therianthropy - Scholarly Use Of The Term
In folklore, mythology and anthropology, therianthropy can be used to describe a character that shares some traits of humans and some of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Locations In The Warcraft Universe: Encyclopedia Ii - Locations In The Warcraft Universe - Khaz Modan
Khaz Modan is the Dwarven and Gnomish homeland. It is located in the north of the continent of Azeroth, and consists of the wintry peaks ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Locations In The Warcraft Universe: Encyclopedia Ii - Locations In The Warcraft Universe - Khaz Modan
Khaz Modan is the Dwarven and Gnomish homeland. It is located in the north of the continent of Azeroth, and consists of the wintry peaks ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eldar Warhammer 40000: Encyclopedia Ii - Eldar Warhammer 40000 - Eldar Gods
The Pantheon of the Eldar is considered to have been destroyed by the creation of Slaanesh. While the Eldar still revere all the gods and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lord Of The Rings: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lord Of The Rings - The Books
For character information see: List of Middle-earth characters The Lord of the Rings began as a personal exploration by Tolkien of his in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orc Middle-earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Orc Middle-earth - The Origin Of Orcs
The origin of Orcs is an open question. In Tolkien's writings, evil is not capable of independent creation, making it unlikely that the V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orc Middle-earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Orc Middle-earth - The Origin Of Orcs
The origin of Orcs is an open question. In Tolkien's writings, evil is not capable of independent creation, making it unlikely that the V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orc Middle-earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Orc Middle-earth - The Origin Of Orcs
The origin of Orcs is an open question. In Tolkien's writings, evil is not capable of independent creation, making it unlikely that the V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Locations In The Warcraft Universe: Encyclopedia Ii - Locations In The Warcraft Universe - Southern Kalimdor
Locations in the Warcraft Universe - Dustwallow Marsh. This is where Thrall landed at the beginning of the Orc campiagn in Warcraft III...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tales Of Phantasia: Encyclopedia Ii - Tales Of Phantasia - Storyline
Tales of Phantasia begins by showing a recount of a heroic battle between four yet-unknown warriors against an evil sorceror, Dhaos, whos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lord Of The Rings: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lord Of The Rings - Synopsis
Although a major work in itself, The Lord of the Rings is merely the last movement of a larger mythological cycle which Tolkien called hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tales Of Symphonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Tales Of Symphonia - Characters
If the name is different in the English version from the original Japanese version, the English name is listed first and the Japanese nam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Locations In The Warcraft Universe: Encyclopedia Ii - Locations In The Warcraft Universe - Lordaeron
In Warcraft II, Anduin Lothar led his refugees to Lordaeron after his defeat by the Orcs, where he met with Terenas Menethil, King of Lor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Locations In The Warcraft Universe: Encyclopedia Ii - Locations In The Warcraft Universe - Lordaeron
In Warcraft II, Anduin Lothar led his refugees to Lordaeron after his defeat by the Orcs, where he met with Terenas Menethil, King of Lor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lord Of The Rings: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lord Of The Rings - Publication History
The three parts were first published by Allen & Unwin in 1954–1955 several months apart. They were later reissued many times by mul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Locations In The Warcraft Universe: Encyclopedia Ii - Locations In The Warcraft Universe - Azeroth
Locations in the Warcraft Universe - Blasted Lands. The Blasted Lands is the site of Nethergarde Keep, home to a large number of Allian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Locations In The Warcraft Universe: Encyclopedia Ii - Locations In The Warcraft Universe - Azeroth
Locations in the Warcraft Universe - Blasted Lands. The Blasted Lands is the site of Nethergarde Keep, home to a large number of Allian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lord Of The Rings: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lord Of The Rings - Books And Volumes
The Lord of the Rings - Writing. J.R.R. Tolkien did not originally intend to write a sequel to The Hobbit, and instead wrote several ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Therianthropy: Encyclopedia Ii - Therianthropy - Modern Subcultural Use Of The Term
Therianthropy - Description and origins. In recent times, a subculture has developed that has adopted the word therianthropy to describ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Therianthropy: Encyclopedia Ii - Therianthropy - Modern Subcultural Use Of The Term
Therianthropy - Description and origins. In recent times, a subculture has developed that has adopted the word therianthropy to describ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lord Of The Rings: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lord Of The Rings - Adaptations
The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings on radio. The BBC produced a 13-part radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings in 1956, a...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Vii - E
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VII - E . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article