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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Elves | | | | |  Elves: 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"), sometimes considered synonymous with duergar ("dwarves"), are subterranean creatures who dwell in the world of Svartálfheim. They may be either benevolent or malevolent.
The Dökkálfar ("Darkelves") are male ancestral spirits who may protect the people, although some can be menacing, especially when one is rude to them. They a ...
See also:Dark elf, Dark elf - Dark elves in mythology and folklore, Dark elf - Norse/Germanic mythology, Dark elf - Celtic mythology, Dark elf - British Isles folklore, Dark elf - Dark elves in fiction, Dark elf - Middle-earth, Dark elf - Dungeons & Dragons, Dark elf - Record of Lodoss War, Dark elf - Shadowrun, Dark elf - Warhammer Fantasy, Dark elf - WarCraft, Dark elf - The Elder Scrolls, Dark elf - Final Fantasy IV, Dark elf - Age of Wonders, Dark elf - Lineage, Dark elf - Sacred, Dark elf - Mega Man Zero, Dark elf - Arcanum, Dark elf - Midkemia, Dark elf - Disciples 2, Dark elf - Famous Dark Elves in fiction, Dark elf - Malus Darkblade, Dark elf - Drizzt Do'Urden Read more here: » Dark elf: Encyclopedia II - Dark elf - Dark elves in mythology and folklore |
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| | | | | Elves: Encyclopedia II - Crop circle - Hoaxed circles In 1991, more than a decade after the phenomena began, two men announced that many crop circles were a hoax of their doing. Doug Bower and Dave Chorley revealed that they had been making crop circles since 1978 using planks, rope, hats and wire as their only tools. Bower and Chorley stated to reporters that a small group of people can stomp down a sizeable area of crop in a single night. "Stomp" does not mean using the feet: simple tools to ...
See also:Crop circle, Crop circle - History of crop circles, Crop circle - Crop circle designs, Crop circle - Contending beliefs, Crop circle - Hoaxed circles, Crop circle - Advertising, Crop circle - Similar phenomena, Crop circle - In fiction Read more here: » Crop circle: Encyclopedia II - Crop circle - Hoaxed circles |
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| | | | | Elves: 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 with duergar ("dwarves"), are subterranean creatures who dwell in the world of Svartálfheim. They may be either good or evil.
The Dökkálfar ("Darkelves") are male ancestral spirits who may protect the people, although some can be menacing, especially when one is rude to them. They a ...
See also:Dark elf, Dark elf - Dark elves in mythology and folklore, Dark elf - Norse/Germanic mythology, Dark elf - Celtic mythology, Dark elf - British Isles folklore, Dark elf - Dark elves in fiction, Dark elf - Middle-earth, Dark elf - Dungeons & Dragons, Dark elf - Record of Lodoss War, Dark elf - Shadowrun, Dark elf - Warhammer Fantasy, Dark elf - WarCraft, Dark elf - The Elder Scrolls, Dark elf - Final Fantasy IV, Dark elf - Age of Wonders, Dark elf - Lineage, Dark elf - Sacred, Dark elf - Mega Man Zero, Dark elf - Arcanum, Dark elf - Midkemia, Dark elf - Famous Dark Elves in fiction, Dark elf - Malus Darkblade, Dark elf - Drizzt Do'Urden Read more here: » Dark elf: Encyclopedia II - Dark elf - Dark elves in mythology and folklore |
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| | | | | Elves: Encyclopedia II - Saruman - Characteristics In appearance, Saruman was as an old man with black hair. At the end of the Third Age, his hair and beard had turned mostly white—he had only black hairs about his lips and ears. He was tall, his face was long, and his eyes were deep and dark. He would appear in a white cloak, a habit he later changed into a cloak that changed colours as he moved.
He was not actually a Man, or even an Elf (as Men often suspected), but a Maia clothed in flesh (see Origins below)—an Istar. As such, he was immortal and extremely powerful, yet had limits on how far these powers could be used. His two most salie ...
See also:Saruman, Saruman - Characteristics, Saruman - Origins, Saruman - History, Saruman - Politics, Saruman - Men, Saruman - Elves, Saruman - Istari/Wizards, Saruman - Orcs, Saruman - Ents/Trees, Saruman - Hobbits, Saruman - Valar/Maiar, Saruman - Animals, Saruman - Portrayal in adaptations Read more here: » Saruman: Encyclopedia II - Saruman - Characteristics |
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| | | | | Elves: Encyclopedia II - Crop circle - Crop circle designs Early examples of this phenomenon were usually simple circular patterns of various sizes, which led some people to speculate that it was a natural phenomenon. But after some years more and more elaborate and complex geometric patterns have emerged.
There have been many recurring themes over the years. In general, the early formations (1970 - 2000) seemed to be based on the principles of Sacred Geometry. Later formations, those occurring after 2000, appear to be based on other principles, natural sciences and mathematics designs, inclu ...
See also:Crop circle, Crop circle - History of crop circles, Crop circle - Crop circle designs, Crop circle - Contending beliefs, Crop circle - Hoaxed circles, Crop circle - Response to these claims, Crop circle - Advertising, Crop circle - Conclusions, Crop circle - Similar phenomena, Crop circle - In fiction Read more here: » Crop circle: Encyclopedia II - Crop circle - Crop circle designs |
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| | | | | | Elves: Encyclopedia II - Constructed world - Methods There are two generally accepted methods for world-building: top-down and bottom-up.
In the top-down approach, the designer first creates a general overview of the world, determining broad characteristics such as the inhabitants, technology-level, major geographic features, climate, global history, and other details of strategic importance. Once this is complete, the details of the world are developed by gradually focusing on smaller and smaller details, such as continent ...
See also:Constructed world, Constructed world - Methods, Constructed world - Construction, Constructed world - Map making, Constructed world - Specific constructed worlds, Constructed world - Professional constructed worlds, Constructed world - Amateur constructed worlds Read more here: » Constructed world: Encyclopedia II - Constructed world - Methods |
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| | | | | Elves: Encyclopedia II - Alagaësia - Magic Humans, Elves, or any other living things are not the source of magic (or gramayre in the ancient language). Magic that is wild is often much more powerful than any living creature. Magicians, before the creation of the Ancient Language, merely had to be born with that innate ability, and then had to think in their own languages. To use the magic in those days energy was required in only small amounts, as it is energy that generates magical power. It should be noted that magic leaves its user fatigued. If you use magic, it will take the same ...
See also:Alagaësia, Alagaësia - Who Dwells in Alagaësia?, Alagaësia - Humans, Alagaësia - Elves, Alagaësia - Dwarves, Alagaësia - Urgals, Alagaësia - Dragons, Alagaësia - Werecats, Alagaësia - Shades, Alagaësia - Ra'zac, Alagaësia - Varden, Alagaësia - Magic, Alagaësia - Languages of Alagaësia, Alagaësia - The Ancient language, Alagaësia - The Dwarf Language, Alagaësia - The Urgal Language, Alagaësia - Important Places Read more here: » Alagaësia: Encyclopedia II - Alagaësia - Magic |
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| | | | | Elves: Encyclopedia II - Alagaësia - Languages of Alagaësia Although much of Alagaësia speaks the same language, there are a few others as well. These are spoken throughout the books by the different races.
Alagaësia - The Ancient language.
Main article:Ancient Language (Inheritance)
The Ancient Language is the language of the elves and is used in magic. It is not commonly used for communication in Eragon, but it is used a lot in Eldest, although mostly represented by English translations. The name of anything in this language is its true name, whic ...
See also:Alagaësia, Alagaësia - Who Dwells in Alagaësia?, Alagaësia - Humans, Alagaësia - Elves, Alagaësia - Dwarves, Alagaësia - Urgals, Alagaësia - Dragons, Alagaësia - Werecats, Alagaësia - Shades, Alagaësia - Ra'zac, Alagaësia - Varden, Alagaësia - Magic, Alagaësia - Languages of Alagaësia, Alagaësia - The Ancient language, Alagaësia - The Dwarf Language, Alagaësia - The Urgal Language, Alagaësia - Important Places Read more here: » Alagaësia: Encyclopedia II - Alagaësia - Languages of Alagaësia |
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| | | | | Elves: Encyclopedia II - Ent - Etymology The word "Ent" was taken from Anglo-Saxon, where it means "giant". (Tolkien extracted the word from the Anglo-Saxon poetry fragments orþanc enta geweorc = "work of cunning giants" and eald enta geweorc = "old work of giants", which described Roman ruins; see Orthanc. In this sense of the word, Ents are probably the most ubiquitous of all creatures in fantasy and folklore, perhaps second only to dragons. The word Ent as it is historically used can refer to any number of large, roughly humanoid creatures, including, but not limited to, giants, trolls, orcs, and ev ...
See also:Ent, Ent - Etymology, Ent - In Tolkien's works, Ent - History, Ent - Language, Ent - The March of the Ents, Ent - Statue, Ent - Tolkien-like Ents in non-Tolkien fiction Read more here: » Ent: Encyclopedia II - Ent - Etymology |
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| | | | | Elves: Encyclopedia II - Witches Discworld - Other Media In the 1995 BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Wyrd Sisters the witches were:
Granny Weatherwax - Sheila Hancock
Nanny Ogg - Lynda Baron
Magrat Garlick - Deborah Berlin
In the 1997 Cosgrove Hall animation of Wyrd Sisters the witches were:
Granny Weatherwax - Annette Crosbie
Nanny Ogg - June Whitfield
Magrat Garlick - Jane Horrocks
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See also:Witches Discworld, Witches Discworld - The Lancre Coven, Witches Discworld - Esmerelda Weatherwax, Witches Discworld - Gytha Ogg, Witches Discworld - Magrat Garlick, Witches Discworld - Agnes Nitt, Witches Discworld - Tiffany Aching, Witches Discworld - Other Witches, Witches Discworld - Ammeline 'Goodie' Hamstring, Witches Discworld - Hilta Goatfounder, Witches Discworld - Sarah 'Granny' Aching, Witches Discworld - Gammer Beavis, Witches Discworld - Aliss Demurrage, Witches Discworld - Old Mother Dismass, Witches Discworld - Mrs Lettice Earwig, Witches Discworld - Mrs Gogol, Witches Discworld - Miss Level, Witches Discworld - Miss Tick, Witches Discworld - Diamanda Tockley, Witches Discworld - Lily Weatherwax, Witches Discworld - Other Media Read more here: » Witches Discworld: Encyclopedia II - Witches Discworld - Other Media |
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| | | | | Elves: Encyclopedia II - Quenya - Fictional history It was the Vala Oromë who, coming upon the Elves at Cuiviénen, 'The Waters of Awakening', taught them Quenya (although in some of Tolkien's writings it is said that they devised the language before he found them). Over time, however, the Eldar changed the language, adding to it words of their liking and softening it from its origins in Valarin speech. The Valar adopted this language in order to converse with the Eldar in Valinor.
The Ñoldor who fled to Middle-earth following the Darkening of Valinor spoke Quenya among themselves. H ...
See also:Quenya, Quenya - Fictional history, Quenya - Non-fictional development, Quenya - Grammar, Quenya - Nouns, Quenya - Verbs, Quenya - Pronouns Read more here: » Quenya: Encyclopedia II - Quenya - Fictional history |
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| | | | | | Elves: Encyclopedia II - Constructed world - Map making Almost all constructed worlds will include one or more maps intended to portray the geography and political boundaries of the setting, as well as the key features and settlements. Most such maps will be drawn in a style suitable to their genre, with fantasy maps being highly stylized while science fiction maps will often strive for realism. If the world setting is Earth-like, a realistic map will often take into account the effects of terrain on climate, as well as the re ...
See also:Constructed world, Constructed world - Methods, Constructed world - Construction, Constructed world - Map making, Constructed world - Specific constructed worlds, Constructed world - Professional constructed worlds, Constructed world - Amateur constructed worlds Read more here: » Constructed world: Encyclopedia II - Constructed world - Map making |
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| | | | | Elves: Encyclopedia II - Witches Discworld - The Lancre Coven The Lancre Coven is, as mentioned above, the main group of witches in the Discworld novels, and the ones featured in the novels referred to as "The Witches series".
They began as a parody of the Three Witches in Macbeth, and also as a reworking of the Maiden, Mother and Crone archetypes (the Triple Goddess).
It could also be said that they each represent a different stereotype of witches: Granny is the classic fairy tale witch, Nanny the vil ...
See also:Witches Discworld, Witches Discworld - The Lancre Coven, Witches Discworld - Esmerelda Weatherwax, Witches Discworld - Gytha Ogg, Witches Discworld - Magrat Garlick, Witches Discworld - Agnes Nitt, Witches Discworld - Tiffany Aching, Witches Discworld - Other Witches, Witches Discworld - Ammeline 'Goodie' Hamstring, Witches Discworld - Hilta Goatfounder, Witches Discworld - Sarah 'Granny' Aching, Witches Discworld - Gammer Beavis, Witches Discworld - Aliss Demurrage, Witches Discworld - Old Mother Dismass, Witches Discworld - Mrs Lettice Earwig, Witches Discworld - Mrs Gogol, Witches Discworld - Miss Level, Witches Discworld - Miss Tick, Witches Discworld - Diamanda Tockley, Witches Discworld - Lily Weatherwax, Witches Discworld - Other Media Read more here: » Witches Discworld: Encyclopedia II - Witches Discworld - The Lancre Coven |
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| | | | | Elves: Encyclopedia II - Witches Discworld - Tiffany Aching A very young witch (11 at her last appearance), who hails from the chalk downland Rimward of the Ramtops. Her grandmother, Sarah Aching, was a shepherd, and by Ramtop standards was also a witch, although witchcraft was frowned upon on the Chalk, until Tiffany's arrival. Granny Aching was a friend of the Chalk Clan of Nac Mac Feegle, and they have befriended Tiffany as the new "hag o' the chalklands".
Tiffany began her witching career at nine, when she faced down the Queen of the Elves and earned the respect of Granny Weatherwax, a not ...
See also:Witches Discworld, Witches Discworld - The Lancre Coven, Witches Discworld - Esmerelda Weatherwax, Witches Discworld - Gytha Ogg, Witches Discworld - Magrat Garlick, Witches Discworld - Agnes Nitt, Witches Discworld - Tiffany Aching, Witches Discworld - Other Witches, Witches Discworld - Ammeline 'Goodie' Hamstring, Witches Discworld - Hilta Goatfounder, Witches Discworld - Sarah 'Granny' Aching, Witches Discworld - Gammer Beavis, Witches Discworld - Aliss Demurrage, Witches Discworld - Old Mother Dismass, Witches Discworld - Mrs Lettice Earwig, Witches Discworld - Mrs Gogol, Witches Discworld - Miss Level, Witches Discworld - Miss Tick, Witches Discworld - Diamanda Tockley, Witches Discworld - Lily Weatherwax, Witches Discworld - Other Media Read more here: » Witches Discworld: Encyclopedia II - Witches Discworld - Tiffany Aching |
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| | | | | Elves: Encyclopedia II - Bragi - Bragi son of Hálfdan the Old Bragi son of Hálfdan the Old is mentioned only in the Skjáldskaparmál. This Bragi is the sixth of the second of two groups of nine sons fathered by King Hálfdan the Old on Alvig the Wise, daughter of King Eymund of Hólmgard. This second group of sons are all eponymous ancestors of legendary families of the north. Snorri says:
Bragi, from whom the Bragnings are sprung (that is the race of Hálfdan the Generous).
Of the Bragnings as a race and of Hálfdan the Generous nothing else is known. However Bragning is often, like some others of these dynastic names, ...
See also:Bragi, Bragi - Origins, Bragi - Other Spellings, Bragi - Modern invention, Bragi - Bragi Boddason, Bragi - Bragi son of Hálfdan the Old, Bragi - Bragi Högnason Read more here: » Bragi: Encyclopedia II - Bragi - Bragi son of Hálfdan the Old |
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| | | | | Elves: Encyclopedia II - Crop circle - History of crop circles The earliest crop circle in recorded history, a 17th Century woodcut called the Mowing-Devil is an image depicting a strange creature forming a circle in a field of corn. The legend suggests that the farmer, disgusted at the rate which his usual mower was demanding for his work, insisted that he would rather have the devil do it himself. An unreliable spectral hand at farmwork or housework was the province, in English folklore, of Puck. Proponents of the belief that crop circles are either naturally caused, or are formed by as yet unk ...
See also:Crop circle, Crop circle - History of crop circles, Crop circle - Crop circle designs, Crop circle - Contending beliefs, Crop circle - Hoaxed circles, Crop circle - Response to these claims, Crop circle - Advertising, Crop circle - Conclusions, Crop circle - Similar phenomena, Crop circle - In fiction Read more here: » Crop circle: Encyclopedia II - Crop circle - History of crop circles |
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| | | | | Elves: Encyclopedia II - Quenya - Non-fictional development Outside the fiction, the grammar of Quenya was influenced by Finnish, which is an agglutinative language; grammatical inspiration also came from Latin and Greek. The phonology was also based on Finnish and, to a lesser extent, Latin, Italian and Spanish. Some interesting phonological rules are that no consonant cluster can begin or end a syllable (with one exception, the dual dative ending -nt); voiced stops must be preceded by sonorants ...
See also:Quenya, Quenya - Fictional history, Quenya - Non-fictional development, Quenya - Grammar, Quenya - Nouns, Quenya - Verbs, Quenya - Pronouns Read more here: » Quenya: Encyclopedia II - Quenya - Non-fictional development |
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