What do you mean by elves?

Elf is a creature that appears in Germanic mythology (Nordic mythology). They are often depicted as Germanic people with slightly long and pointed ears, armed with bows and arrows, tall and similar to humans. This is because they first appeared as a race in Germanic mythology in Norway and Germanic regions, mostly blond Germans in the five Nordic countries and Scandinavia.

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The origin of elves

The origin of the elves is as follows in Germanic mythology: After the great god Odin killed the giant Imil, the elves were born from the giant's body, absorbed the essence of the giant and became spiritual creatures. Among them, elves or light elves were born on the bright side of the corpse, and dark elves were born on the backlight side. The bright elves are bright and dazzling, very beautiful. They are usually gentle, cheerful and enthusiastic, and can communicate with trees, flowers, fish and birds, so the gods regard them as friends. Dark elves with dark skin and silvery white hair are usually regarded as a symbol of evil.

There is another saying about the origin of the legendary elves in Iceland:

1, the legend of Iceland

One day, Eve bathed the child by the river, and then God came to her. She hid the unwashed child. God asked, "Can all the children see it?" Eve acquiesced. God is very angry. "There is no need to hide the child in front of me!" "So they can't live with humans anymore." So the children were turned into beautiful elves.

People in many places think that the elves are fallen angels, or some pagans are not good enough to go to heaven after death, but their sins are not enough to settle in hell, so they settled in the Middle Kingdom between them, the so-called elves.

2. European legend

Elves are born from the tree of life and can evolve into angels through special ceremonies. They are the original inhabitants of Europe. Humans migrated to the past about 7 or 8 thousand years ago, and even had a war with the elves. Finally, mankind burned the tree of life, wiped out the elves and conquered Europe.

Compared with humans, elves are quite tall. Elves have delicate and fair skin, light hair color and many colors in their eyes.

Good at magic and bows and arrows. Usually live in trees, like night activities, get along well with animals, and respect women among races, but the number of men is small.