elves often appear in many ballads of English and Scottish origin, as well as folk tales, including many trips to Elphame or Land of the Goblins. It is a mystical realm, mysterious and unpleasant. Elf is sometimes portrayed as the bearer of a positive light. However, there are also sinister character sprites.
In most cases, the dwarfs and ballads are male creatures. The only female elf commonly mentioned is the Queen of the Land of the Goblins.
elves are generally not evil but humans disturb or interfere in their affairs. Are believed to be invisible. In the Anglo-Saxon tradition, elves became more or less synonymous with the tale, which originated from native British mythology.
Subsequently, the word "elf"-and the literary term "fairy" - was coined to denote the various nature spirits like pwcca, hobgoblin or brownie of Scots.
In Victorian literature illustrated elves usually appear as tiny men and women, with pointy ears and wearing funny hats.
An example is the Princess Nobody (1884) Fairytale of Andrew Lang, illustrated by Richard Doyle, where fairies are tiny creatures with butterfly wings and the elves are tiny people with red caps.
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