A fantasy world would be nice if you were lucky enough to be born as an elf, rich, aristocrat, powerful and beautiful. If not then you'll be an grumpy dwarf, a filthy human or worse greenskinned pignose orc.
Elf boy Well, who says humans can’t be good looking? And who knows, you could be lucky enough to marry an elf and have a human looking child with elven powers.
@@LisaAnn777 No they are not, cultures travel all over the world and were all homo sapiens, having the same way of coming up with ideas is not something new.
Great work In Hinduism there is a race called *"Gandharwas"* somehow like elves. By the way love from India and stay safe during this corona pandemic period.
@@grumpycat6429 what do you know about It and I mean stuff that you know is real. I only know about some stuff which I think are ghosts or something they're invisible I'm pretty sure they can understand human language they can move stuff they might just not want to be seen but I think they might actually get weaker around more people however i could be wrong on that
They are straight out of the mythology, which makes sense considering he was trying to make a mythology for England, which is anglo-saxon AKA an offshoot of norse people. Even the names are found in sagas, though Tolkien interestingly used alot of the norse elf names for dwarves. Dwarves in norse mythology were also considered dark elves.
Wow, such an amazing and informational video. Never knew of the *Light Elves* and *Dark Elves* like that from Norse Mythology. Last time I’ve ever heard of elves, was in Skyrim, like the _High Elves(Altmer)_ _Snow Elves(Falmer)_ _Dark Elves(Dunmer)_ And the _Dwemer_ Awesome work!
Of course you didn't know, he is misinformed. He hasnt done proper research, even mispronounced words with the ó and à etc on top that indicates where to pronounce the word
@@anttityykila9384 No, elves, including the word "elf" is pure germanic. They're often considered the spirits of ancestors in norse sources. Tolkiens elven languages were based on the sounds of finnish because he wanted it to sound foreign and not mutually understandable for english speakers like other germanic languages might be. The finns are finno-urgic and have nothing to do with this mythology. "elf" is not a translatable word, one can only make comparisons, so no, the finnish gods are not elves, they are as you said "haltija". It is not cognate with elves.
Elves and djinns are different mystical beings. Elves are vegan. Djinns eat meat and thirst for blood. Some djinns are wild like tiger, looking for preys. That's why some people call them devils.
Jinn are not elves they are benevolent beings given a bad name by religion. They're story is epic they are not demons either they are a part of the wide spectrum of the human family and are a manifestation stage of lyran vegan (vay gan) or plaedian cosmic refugees who all belong to Fae Dna. The Fae are in part a member along with many more contributors of dna of the ancestry group we belong to. The Fae are alive an well so are the Jinn,but I will say this "if you hath not eyes to see then the truth will always be kept far from thee."
What if elves were real but went extinct and were buried in cemeteries with humans? How would one prove that they were elves? Are ears the only visible difference between elves and humans? If so ears are made of cartilage and when the body breaks down and returns to the Earth all that’s left are bones. Unless there was a noticeable difference in the skeletal remains of an elf how else would we know the difference? Great video btw. 🐦🔥🐦🔥🐦🔥
In Sweden älva was originally a female elf (alv) but now it is mostly thought of as small female creatures who dance and create mist. And the small gnomes are called vättar, they live under people's gardens. Dark elves may not have been a thing, just another name for the dwarves. But there are many interpretations. Also, christianity made Norse mythology more black/white than it was originally. Loki didn't use to be evil for example. So anything from recent sources should be looked at with a grain of salt.
"Elf" is a general term for magical creatures, similarily "dark elf" is the same for magical creatures living under ground. This includes dwarves. But a "light elf" is more specific.
I appreciate how this video is less than ten minutes. I’m an intelligent person, I even still read- I don’t like it when videos treat me like an idiot, and, this video didn’t do that.
Growing up in Denmark I was exposed to plays and songs about elves luring young men to their deaths under the hills before I came across the works of Tolkien. while I absoutely enjoy modern fantasy elves,, I do think it's a shame they've lost their mystical and kinda scary properties. A proper elf to me is a beautiful otherworldly nature spirit who lures young men to their doom.
Exactly, I grew up as well with the same folklore, tales, and old folksongs like those you mention. And somehow, it hurts me to see how these carton Images of elves (with pointet ears) have comepletly taken over the original concept and image of elves, in the minds of modern people. These are not at all the elves, our ancestors described and sang about in their tales. Not only was handsome young men in danger from being lured into madness, tempted by beautiful, seductive elven maidens. Pretty young girls too had to beware. Have you forgotten the song "Jeg gik mig i lunden"? (I walked into the groove) about the girl, who was captured and married to the elven king.
Dragons are mystical animals. They exists everywhere, on mountains, lands and in the sea. Those who can see ghost, can see dragons too. My fried ever saw dragon when he went to woods or mountains.
Yc W That’s a huge bird then... where would something that size even hide from humans? Only place I can think of is in the Amazon Rainforest but even then, if it’s a Phoenix, then it’s probably brighter colored and easy to spot.
@@thalmoragent9344 they don't have to hide, they are so big that they can step on human. Luckily it's from other dimension, so we could not see them nor they could see us. Only those who have the ability to see through different dimensions can see those dragons, phoenix and elves
Medua Iwel The way I see it, faeries is a broad term to describe any mythical creature. Pixies, elves, gnomes, goblins and even trolls could be considered faeries.
Elfs still live in our world. One time I was out in the woods, I heard drumming and whistling. Then I got a feeling that something or someone was watching me. I never saw them, but I somehow just knew they were elfs.
;) here are the elves, irl history. e.g. "Aelvaeones, Elouaiones, Elvaiones, Aelvaeones," www.revolvy.com/page/List-of-ancient-Germanic-peoples-and-tribes?cr=1 If you follow up on that, you will learn that there were two major branches of 'elves'. One dark, and one light, referring to their skin tone, hair and eye color. One being Nordic, the other of Germanic and/or Slavic genetics. wrt 'black elves', think: "Black Irish" Most dark 'elves' were in northern Gaul/Germany and the area we call Prussia. Dark 'elves' also moved into Southern Norway/Sweden, while Nordic 'Light elves' were inland or further north. --- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf#cite_note-36 --- Adela in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk --- English Wikipedia has articles on: Adela Etymology[edit] Latinate form of French Adèle, short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the Proto-Germanic root *aþalaz (“noble”). Compare Old English æþele, English athel. Pronunciation[edit] IPA(key): /ˈæ.də.lə/, /ə.ˈdɛ.lə/[1] Rhymes: -ɛlə æþelcyning Etymology[edit] From æþele + cyning (“king”).[1] Cognate with Old Saxon athalkuning. Pronunciation[edit] IPA(key): /ˈæðelˌkyninɡ/ --- Etymology[edit] From English Ethel, from Old English. Noun[edit] Ethel a female given name --- Descendants[edit] Middle English: athel English: athel, Ethel --- Old English[edit] Alternative forms[edit] eþele, æðele Etymology[edit] From Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. Akin to Old High German adal (German edel), Old Norse aðall. Pronunciation[edit] IPA(key): /ˈæðele/ Adjective[edit] æþele noble, aristocratic, eminent famous, glorious --- Bosworth, Toller, "An Anglo Saxon Dictionary": bosworth.ff.cuni.cz/017298 --- etsebeth == people living near the Esboom = Est trees in what is Germany today= basically ''wood elves) --- "Germanic *ɑlβi-z~*ɑlβɑ-z is generally agreed to be cognate with the Latin albus ('(matt) white'), Old Irish ailbhín ('flock'); Albanian elb ('barley'); and Germanic words for 'swan' such as Modern Icelandic álpt. These all come from an Indo-European base *albh-, and seem to be connected by the idea of whiteness. The Germanic word presumably originally meant "white one", perhaps as a euphemism. Jakob Grimm thought that whiteness implied positive moral connotations, and, noting Snorri Sturluson's ljósálfar, suggested that elves were divinities of light. This is not necessarily the case, however. For example, because the cognates suggest matt white rather than shining white, and because in medieval Scandinavian texts whiteness is associated with beauty, Alaric Hall has suggested that elves may have been called "the white people" because whiteness was associated with (specifically feminine) beauty." --- Álfheimr (region) Alfheim (Old Norse: Álfheimr, "elf home" or "land between the rivers.") is an ancient name for an area corresponding to the modern Swedish province of Bohuslän and the eastern half of the Norwegian province of Østfold. About the region and its folk[edit] The Ynglinga saga, when relating the events of the reign of King Gudröd (Guðröðr) the Hunter relates: Álfheim, at that time, was the name of the land between the Raumelfr ['Raum river', lower parts of the modern Glomma river] and the Gautelfr ['Gaut river', the modern Göta älv]. --- The words "at that time" indicates the name for the region was archaic or obsolete by the 13th century. The element elfr is a common word for 'river' and appears in other river names. It is cognate with Middle Low German elve 'river' and the name of the river Elbe. The Raum Elf marked the border of the region of Raumaríki and the Gaut Elf marked the border of Gautland (modern Götaland). It corresponds closely to the former Norwegian province of Bohuslän, now in Sweden. The name Álfheim here may have nothing to do with Álfar 'Elves', but may derive from a word meaning 'gravel layer'. --- However, the Saga of Thorstein, Viking's Son claims that the two rivers and the country was named from King Álf the Old (Álfr hinn gamli) who once ruled there, and that his descendants were all related to the Elves and were more handsome than any other people except for the giants, one of several references to giants (jǫtnar and risar) being especially good looking. The Sögubrot af nokkrum fornkonungum also mentions the special good looks of the kindred of King Álf the Old. ---- According to The Saga of Thorstein, Viking's Son, King Álf the Old was married to Bryngerd (Bryngerðr) the daughter of King Raum of Raumaríki. But according to the Hversu Noregr byggðist, Álf, also called Finnálf, was a son of King Raum who inherited from his father the land from the Gaut Elf river (the modern Göta älv river) north to the Raum Elf river (the modern Glomma river), and that the land was then called Álfheim. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lfheimr_%28region%29 --- During the 2nd millennium BCE, the Nordic Bronze Age began (c. 1700-500 BCE), including rock art such as the examples found throughout Bohuslän. During the Migration Period (300-700 CE) and the Viking Age (700-1000 CE), the area was part of Viken, and was actually known as two entities: Rånrike in the north and Elfsyssel in the south. It has been claimed that King Harald Fairhair made it part of the unified Norway in about 872, but contemporary sources give rise to doubt that Harald actually ever held the Viken area properly. The earliest proof of Båhus lands being in Norway's hands is from the 11th century. --- With urbanisation and industrialisation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, beliefs in elves declined rapidly (though Iceland has some claim to continued popular belief in elves). However, from the early modern period onwards, elves started to be prominent in the literature and art of educated elites. These literary elves were imagined as small, impish beings, with William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream being a key development of this idea. In the eighteenth century, German Romanticist writers were influenced by this notion of the elf, and reimported the English word elf into the German language. From this Romanticist elite culture came the elves of popular culture that emerged in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The "Christmas elves" of contemporary popular culture are a relatively recent tradition, popularized during the late nineteenth-century in the United States. Elves entered the twentieth-century high fantasy genre in the wake of works published by authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien; these re-popularised the idea of elves as human-sized and human-like beings. Elves remain a prominent feature of fantasy books and games nowadays. --- 'Elf-like beings appear to have been a common characteristic within Indo-European mythologies.[147] In the Celtic-speaking regions of north-west Europe, the beings most similar to elves are generally referred to with the Gaelic term Aos Sí.[148][149] The equivalent term in modern Welsh is Tylwyth Teg. In the Romance-speaking world, beings comparable to elves are widely known by words derived from Latin fata ('fate'), which came into English as fairy. This word became partly synonymous with elf by the early modern period.[116] Other names also abound, however, such as the Sicilian Donas de fuera ('ladies from outside'),[150] or French bonnes dames ('good ladies').[151] In the Finnic-speaking world, the term usually thought most closely equivalent to elf is haltija (in Finnish) or haldaja (Estonian).[152] Meanwhile, an example of an equivalent in the Slavic-speaking world is the vila (plural vile) of Serbo-Croatian (and, partly, Slovene) folklore.[153] Elves bear some resemblances to the satyrs of Greek mythology, who were also regarded as woodland-dwelling mischief-makers.[154]'
Elves in Scandinavian lore is far from what's described here. Those were a very small subset of elves called Alf. We also have the Grey (the ones now seen mostly as the Christmas Elves, as depicted in this video) and the Älva, child-like beings, often depicted as girls, who may have had wings, but it is not certain. The winged variant would in English be translated to "fairy", though the fairy people think of is mostly of the "Tinkerbell" kind, tiny and fully adult. They were never described as such in Scandinavia. Many other misinterpretations made it into the English "Scandinavian mythology", such as the part about elves stealing children. They didn't do that. The Älva could sometimes steal men away, luring them into a 100-year long dance from which they come out after everyone they know being long dead. Trolls were the ones that kidnapped children and replaced them with their own. Trolls have also been misinterpreted, but that's a subject for another thread.
@@videogamescausentviolence5717well from this coopmment and secondarily this video, you must know by now, but if you’re asking specifically he studied Finnish language and culture among other Northern European peoples.
I believe there's a chance anything could exist but can you prove it or tell me why you believe that I know invisible things exist I'm guessing they are ghosts but all I know for sure is they are invisible and can move stuff and I think they can understand human language I'm unsure if they get weaker around more humans or not
Wow this is so interesting because elves tend to look down on human in most stories so i was thinking what if we achieved like type 1 or 2 civilization and found a fantasy planet you know sci-fi meet fantasy if anyone knows anything pls reply
I don’t know anything but I loved the idea of finding these planets! I really like elves for their aesthetics and the connection they have with nature, apart from a thousand other things I like, pointed ears lol
Who knows, maybe these are what Angels really look like in Heaven. Would also go towers explaining why we as humans were said to be created in God’s image, and are above angels in that respect. Which means He looks like we do, a human, but he designed the Angels differently for a different purpose.
Not all the depictiond of elves are such as Tolkien's, if you look at some authors such as P. Anderson (The Broken Sword, Three Hearts and Three Lions) the elves are not better than men, and in some cases are worst.
your presentation was great and there's something i'd like to add. elves and dwarves are real and have existed since nations were created. elves and dwarves come in all sizes and all nations. elves had pointed ears which were fake until they were twenty. when the growing process was completed pointed ears were fashioned by cosmetic surgery for tribal memership and as a talsiman in battle. the norns who prophesied ragnarok were the chief elven tribe. joshua the son of nun and rabbi shimon ben nanas were descended from the norns.nanas is the hebrew word for elf which means norns. gomer was gorm the dwarf god and the grandfather of thor. gorm was also the ancestor of samson who was called gamad (gorm's people which also means dwarf) although he was a giant.there are still dwarves and elves today. although today's elves don't have pointed ears they have elf names such as olaf. thank you for your presentation meytal menkin rechovot, israel
I beileve in elves here in philippines we know elves is small person and habe different colors clothes white kind,green nature, red maybe bad, black is very bad... They help human to be healer and but when a black or red elves u meet they hurt u...
Elves, fairies, Jinn, dragon and yeti are a 4th density beings. Only those who have their 3rd eye open can see them. If you are living in Asia you will know more about them because it is rooted in the culture.
Bro lmao what. I think even if we couldn’t see them we would notice their impact on the ecosystem. Destroy a forest and what happens to the elves and fairies? The amount of food a dragon would need is immense and people would notice if livestock just disappeared and dragons would need huge territories untouched by humans. Something that is much rarer nowadays.
So i was just thinking, if i get inspired by norse elves and use them in my books, would i be copying tolkien? I'm currently worldbuilding and if i use elves and someone goes "oh, you just copied tolkien!" it'd be sad tbh.
What I'm curious about is where is the FIRST documentation of elves. I want to know what culture depicted the first tall, statuesque, wardens of the world. Not the small gnomish version :P
The first documentation of tall, beautiful and statuesque elves come from Norse and Celtic mythology and are the original depictions of elves. The idea of elves being tiny and evil came after Christianity invaded north Western Europe and pegged them as demons and evil.
There are certainly people who have an elfin quality. For instance the Peter Jackson movies are full of actors who are quite elfin even without makeup. And it's not just a matter of appearance. There are people whose spirit touches other realms.
History of Dracula: Really,Vald The Impaler is Romania History of Dinosaur: People Found Dinosaur Bone's History of Elf is From Fiction Not in Really World Bruh
Now let's brainstorm a bit. And imagine that race of elves actually existed and they actually ware just aliens... And may still exist but in their "dimension"
Thats folklore. Light elves in ancient germanic religions, mythology, were good. Sometimes considered equal to gods and other times considered the spirits of ancestors. House elves are not the same, the house elf and generic elves(like fairies) are the ones that play a role in folklore stories.
By the once more mr..could you give the english subtittle on your video? Because my languange is not english actually..and want to more learn it.expecially the new vocabs....thank youuuuuuuuuu
In old many cultures, elves were called the protector of the forests and natures.
Thats true even the fea 💙
And they can sometimes or like to help humans depending in the kin or kind of the fea their is 💙
All false... elves make toys and live in the north pole.
@@johnroe3915 they are talking about most of the cultures
@@johnroe3915 And what keeps kids from ignorantly destroying and abusing nature?
staying inside and playing with toys. Case closed.
I wish i lived in a fantasy world with elves.
A fantasy world would be nice if you were lucky enough to be born as an elf, rich, aristocrat, powerful and beautiful. If not then you'll be an grumpy dwarf, a filthy human or worse greenskinned pignose orc.
Elf boy
Well, who says humans can’t be good looking? And who knows, you could be lucky enough to marry an elf and have a human looking child with elven powers.
Just wait to go to the Warhammer universe
Go to High elven wisdom.
She is looking to convert humans to elves
Logic Seeker I wish I lived in the realm of the world of the Witcher. That would be cool
In the Philippines, the Elves here were called "Diwata" they were like both Warriors and Magic Casters, very well known as protector of Forests too.
umm elves here in ph are called duwende
diwata is like a goddedd but lesser. they can be called fairy
@joshua onez yes
I find it interesting there is similar stories of supernatural entities all over the world. Makes me wonder if they are really based on something.
Diwata are deities, they are goddess
@@LisaAnn777 No they are not, cultures travel all over the world and were all homo sapiens, having the same way of coming up with ideas is not something new.
Elves are awesome.
I'm so happy I'm from Scandinavia, where Elves originate :D
I am Irish, I traced my history back to the people who worshipped the Tuath de dana ( Toor de danann) which I believe are Scandinavian in origin
wow
Well I think elf’s are creepy but not the elf on the shelf
not true, they are Celtic as well and actually more in Celtic mythology than in Norse.
They origin from fennoscandia not scandinavian.
Great work
In Hinduism there is a race called *"Gandharwas"* somehow like elves.
By the way love from India and stay safe during this corona pandemic period.
Is that true
Yea even our God Vishnu is a Gandharva..
stop trying to make friends on the internet
It has to pandavas not gandharwas
@Holy Moly shutup clown
Elves's world is so beautiful I literally want to go there
What do you know about the world of the elves and other creatures.
Genuine question
@@grumpycat6429 what do you know about It and I mean stuff that you know is real. I only know about some stuff which I think are ghosts or something they're invisible I'm pretty sure they can understand human language they can move stuff they might just not want to be seen but I think they might actually get weaker around more people however i could be wrong on that
Probably one of the most informative pieces on the elven subject. Well Done
Thank you
@@MythicalFactory no problem mate
MetallicaMan76
Most certainly
So Tolkien's Elves were more Norse than any other later depictions.♥️✌️
They are straight out of the mythology, which makes sense considering he was trying to make a mythology for England, which is anglo-saxon AKA an offshoot of norse people. Even the names are found in sagas, though Tolkien interestingly used alot of the norse elf names for dwarves. Dwarves in norse mythology were also considered dark elves.
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White/light elves and black/dark elves. One of light, nature and life, the other in dark caves using fire and crafting magic tools.
Wow, such an amazing and informational video. Never knew of the *Light Elves* and *Dark Elves* like that from Norse Mythology.
Last time I’ve ever heard of elves, was in Skyrim, like the _High Elves(Altmer)_
_Snow Elves(Falmer)_
_Dark Elves(Dunmer)_
And the _Dwemer_
Awesome work!
Elves come from Finland. Our "gods" are elves (Haltija) and elves language are build from ancient finnish language... Mis vier miu vereeni.
love skyrim
Skyrim
Of course you didn't know, he is misinformed. He hasnt done proper research, even mispronounced words with the ó and à etc on top that indicates where to pronounce the word
@@anttityykila9384 No, elves, including the word "elf" is pure germanic. They're often considered the spirits of ancestors in norse sources. Tolkiens elven languages were based on the sounds of finnish because he wanted it to sound foreign and not mutually understandable for english speakers like other germanic languages might be. The finns are finno-urgic and have nothing to do with this mythology.
"elf" is not a translatable word, one can only make comparisons, so no, the finnish gods are not elves, they are as you said "haltija". It is not cognate with elves.
Thanks for the Patreon user for suggesting the subject for this video, hopefully you enjoyed it :)
Do elves are real like this
is this a real story
In a fantasy book series I'm making, I just introduced the fantasy world to elves.
Nice! Good luck.
@@MythicalFactory thank you. Still trying to think of a title for the series though but I have titles 4 the books
@@MythicalFactory I'm trying to get inspired by frank Herbert (dune) and jrr tolkien (LOTR...obviously)
Hi! I wish to read your series, may I know where I can read it?
@@dette-rx2hv I'm sorry I'm actually writing it. It's taking a while to write these sorts of things
Elves are a wonderful diversion from our lives, that lately seem very restricted and full of dread. Happy i found you.
I am so happy you made a video because I was waiting for a new vid for a while.
I will make videos more often from now on :)
Elderscrolls Dragon Age Tera & Witcher elves are my favorite
Isaac The Last N7 I can’t wait for a new RPG magic base game that is a mix of all three
What about warhammer40k I bet you the elvs will not be your favourite
Great video about Elves. The artwork is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
I can't wait to see more videos. Thanks
How about a genie [Arabian mythology]
Good suggestion!
Djinn
Actually many mythologies have genies, in norse they're known as Djinn's
Elves and djinns are different mystical beings. Elves are vegan. Djinns eat meat and thirst for blood. Some djinns are wild like tiger, looking for preys. That's why some people call them devils.
Jinn are not elves they are benevolent beings given a bad name by religion. They're story is epic they are not demons either they are a part of the wide spectrum of the human family and are a manifestation stage of lyran vegan (vay gan) or plaedian cosmic refugees who all belong to Fae Dna. The Fae are in part a member along with many more contributors of dna of the ancestry group we belong to. The Fae are alive an well so are the Jinn,but I will say this "if you hath not eyes to see then the truth will always be kept far from thee."
Elves are such a fascinating race, I'd love to see a video game centered on them
ESO have a LOT of Elves :D
@@Lupinemancer87I love Elves. I was hoping they’d do es6 in Valenwood but its looking like hammerfell.
Lovely video 🌿
What if elves were real but went extinct and were buried in cemeteries with humans? How would one prove that they were elves? Are ears the only visible difference between elves and humans? If so ears are made of cartilage and when the body breaks down and returns to the Earth all that’s left are bones. Unless there was a noticeable difference in the skeletal remains of an elf how else would we know the difference? Great video btw. 🐦🔥🐦🔥🐦🔥
Awesome video, very informative bud. :)
Thanks mate :)
You're welcome.
In Sweden älva was originally a female elf (alv) but now it is mostly thought of as small female creatures who dance and create mist. And the small gnomes are called vättar, they live under people's gardens. Dark elves may not have been a thing, just another name for the dwarves. But there are many interpretations. Also, christianity made Norse mythology more black/white than it was originally. Loki didn't use to be evil for example. So anything from recent sources should be looked at with a grain of salt.
"Elf" is a general term for magical creatures, similarily "dark elf" is the same for magical creatures living under ground. This includes dwarves. But a "light elf" is more specific.
There are also elves who make cookies
Andy Williams - Cookie monster.
thats so random and cool
My favorite type of Elves.
You have a great voice and beautiful video
Bro thank you so much for the info! Starting my own game and wanted elves as a main character
Do you have any content from your game on any social network? I would like to follow up!
Can you do a video on fairies? I've tried looking up the subject, but I get a lot of videos about how to see them and whether they're real or not.
Aragon is / was a real place in Russia on the Urbano Monte map which you can download and look at. Nice imagery/art.
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Where the hell is LOVE BUTTON???
Loved you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I appreciate how this video is less than ten minutes.
I’m an intelligent person, I even still read- I don’t like it when videos treat me like an idiot, and, this video didn’t do that.
Elves were also ruled by the vanir god Freyr of fertility. Volundr is an elf ruler who happens to be a skilled Smith like most dwarves
Actually there god is Auri-El son of Auni-El who is the son of Anu 🙃
Great video thank you for adding the artwork link!!!! 🧙♂️⚡
Growing up in Denmark I was exposed to plays and songs about elves luring young men to their deaths under the hills before I came across the works of Tolkien. while I absoutely enjoy modern fantasy elves,, I do think it's a shame they've lost their mystical and kinda scary properties.
A proper elf to me is a beautiful otherworldly nature spirit who lures young men to their doom.
My fucking god! I loved it, do you have any recommendation to make me about any story or songs??
Exactly, I grew up as well with the same folklore, tales, and old folksongs like those you mention.
And somehow, it hurts me to see how these carton Images of elves (with pointet ears) have comepletly taken over the original concept and image of elves, in the minds of modern people.
These are not at all the elves, our ancestors described and sang about in their tales.
Not only was handsome young men in danger from being lured into madness, tempted by beautiful, seductive elven maidens.
Pretty young girls too had to beware. Have you forgotten the song "Jeg gik mig i lunden"? (I walked into the groove) about the girl, who was captured and married to the elven king.
@@ingeabrahamsen4684The curse is that they resemble the jinn of the Arabs 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@عليياسر-ذ5بThe Jinn is a tall, pale superhuman with pointy ears?
The Elves in The Lord Of The Rings were badass
Impressive :)
I like to learn about the history of dragons how to change who you know in the most iconic mythical creature all the fancy
Dragons are mystical animals. They exists everywhere, on mountains, lands and in the sea. Those who can see ghost, can see dragons too. My fried ever saw dragon when he went to woods or mountains.
He even see Phoenix bird, which is so big. The wing of the mystical bird is as big as Taiwan Island
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That’s a huge bird then... where would something that size even hide from humans? Only place I can think of is in the Amazon Rainforest but even then, if it’s a Phoenix, then it’s probably brighter colored and easy to spot.
@@thalmoragent9344 they don't have to hide, they are so big that they can step on human. Luckily it's from other dimension, so we could not see them nor they could see us. Only those who have the ability to see through different dimensions can see those dragons, phoenix and elves
@@yinchuun Beware the fire-breathing dragons.
What are the differences between elves and faeries?
Different context and origins, il make a video on fairies eventually
Simple one has wings, other has pointed ears.
Medua Iwel
The way I see it, faeries is a broad term to describe any mythical creature. Pixies, elves, gnomes, goblins and even trolls could be considered faeries.
Cathal Carson probably include djins and demons into that list as well
Quick Question. Are there any Half-Elf Half-Dwarf that are known, spoken, or depicted in any media?
I know I'm a bit late but technically speaking Elrond is half-elf
Can u uploads about aswang in.philippines and elements like kapre.. serena or mermaids, duwende elves,, and other mythical creatures in.phillipines..
Its not from philippine all of those mythical creature.. its around the world..
I've always wished that if elves were not a myth I wanna live during their time😅
Sammeeee
I believed that they stayed away from humans do to us being too self absorbed.
Elfs still live in our world. One time I was out in the woods, I heard drumming and whistling. Then I got a feeling that something or someone was watching me. I never saw them, but I somehow just knew they were elfs.
U know I loved elves they my third favorite supernatural beings, also if wish there dark elves living among us
@@evenaskeladden elves*
;) here are the elves, irl history.
e.g.
"Aelvaeones, Elouaiones, Elvaiones, Aelvaeones,"
www.revolvy.com/page/List-of-ancient-Germanic-peoples-and-tribes?cr=1
If you follow up on that, you will learn that there were two major branches of 'elves'. One dark, and one light, referring to their skin tone, hair and eye color. One being Nordic, the other of Germanic and/or Slavic genetics. wrt 'black elves', think: "Black Irish"
Most dark 'elves' were in northern Gaul/Germany and the area we call Prussia.
Dark 'elves' also moved into Southern Norway/Sweden, while Nordic 'Light elves' were inland or further north.
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Adela in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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English Wikipedia has articles on:
Adela
Etymology[edit]
Latinate form of French Adèle, short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the Proto-Germanic root *aþalaz (“noble”). Compare Old English æþele, English athel.
Pronunciation[edit]
IPA(key): /ˈæ.də.lə/, /ə.ˈdɛ.lə/[1]
Rhymes: -ɛlə
æþelcyning
Etymology[edit]
From æþele + cyning (“king”).[1] Cognate with Old Saxon athalkuning.
Pronunciation[edit]
IPA(key): /ˈæðelˌkyninɡ/
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Etymology[edit]
From English Ethel, from Old English.
Noun[edit]
Ethel
a female given name
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Descendants[edit]
Middle English: athel
English: athel, Ethel
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
eþele, æðele
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. Akin to Old High German adal (German edel), Old Norse aðall.
Pronunciation[edit]
IPA(key): /ˈæðele/
Adjective[edit]
æþele
noble, aristocratic, eminent
famous, glorious
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Bosworth, Toller, "An Anglo Saxon Dictionary": bosworth.ff.cuni.cz/017298
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etsebeth == people living near the Esboom = Est trees in what is Germany today= basically ''wood elves)
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"Germanic *ɑlβi-z~*ɑlβɑ-z is generally agreed to be cognate with the Latin albus ('(matt) white'), Old Irish ailbhín ('flock'); Albanian elb ('barley'); and Germanic words for 'swan' such as Modern Icelandic álpt. These all come from an Indo-European base *albh-, and seem to be connected by the idea of whiteness. The Germanic word presumably originally meant "white one", perhaps as a euphemism. Jakob Grimm thought that whiteness implied positive moral connotations, and, noting Snorri Sturluson's ljósálfar, suggested that elves were divinities of light. This is not necessarily the case, however. For example, because the cognates suggest matt white rather than shining white, and because in medieval Scandinavian texts whiteness is associated with beauty, Alaric Hall has suggested that elves may have been called "the white people" because whiteness was associated with (specifically feminine) beauty."
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Álfheimr (region)
Alfheim (Old Norse: Álfheimr, "elf home" or "land between the rivers.") is an ancient name for an area corresponding to the modern Swedish province of Bohuslän and the eastern half of the Norwegian province of Østfold.
About the region and its folk[edit]
The Ynglinga saga, when relating the events of the reign of King Gudröd (Guðröðr) the Hunter relates:
Álfheim, at that time, was the name of the land between the Raumelfr ['Raum river', lower parts of the modern Glomma river] and the Gautelfr ['Gaut river', the modern Göta älv].
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The words "at that time" indicates the name for the region was archaic or obsolete by the 13th century. The element elfr is a common word for 'river' and appears in other river names. It is cognate with Middle Low German elve 'river' and the name of the river Elbe. The Raum Elf marked the border of the region of Raumaríki and the Gaut Elf marked the border of Gautland (modern Götaland). It corresponds closely to the former Norwegian province of Bohuslän, now in Sweden.
The name Álfheim here may have nothing to do with Álfar 'Elves', but may derive from a word meaning 'gravel layer'.
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However, the Saga of Thorstein, Viking's Son claims that the two rivers and the country was named from King Álf the Old (Álfr hinn gamli) who once ruled there, and that his descendants were all related to the Elves and were more handsome than any other people except for the giants, one of several references to giants (jǫtnar and risar) being especially good looking. The Sögubrot af nokkrum fornkonungum also mentions the special good looks of the kindred of King Álf the Old.
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According to The Saga of Thorstein, Viking's Son, King Álf the Old was married to Bryngerd (Bryngerðr) the daughter of King Raum of Raumaríki.
But according to the Hversu Noregr byggðist, Álf, also called Finnálf, was a son of King Raum who inherited from his father the land from the Gaut Elf river (the modern Göta älv river) north to the Raum Elf river (the modern Glomma river), and that the land was then called Álfheim.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lfheimr_%28region%29
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During the 2nd millennium BCE, the Nordic Bronze Age began (c. 1700-500 BCE), including rock art such as the examples found throughout Bohuslän. During the Migration Period (300-700 CE) and the Viking Age (700-1000 CE), the area was part of Viken, and was actually known as two entities: Rånrike in the north and Elfsyssel in the south. It has been claimed that King Harald Fairhair made it part of the unified Norway in about 872, but contemporary sources give rise to doubt that Harald actually ever held the Viken area properly. The earliest proof of Båhus lands being in Norway's hands is from the 11th century.
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With urbanisation and industrialisation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, beliefs in elves declined rapidly (though Iceland has some claim to continued popular belief in elves). However, from the early modern period onwards, elves started to be prominent in the literature and art of educated elites. These literary elves were imagined as small, impish beings, with William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream being a key development of this idea. In the eighteenth century, German Romanticist writers were influenced by this notion of the elf, and reimported the English word elf into the German language.
From this Romanticist elite culture came the elves of popular culture that emerged in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The "Christmas elves" of contemporary popular culture are a relatively recent tradition, popularized during the late nineteenth-century in the United States. Elves entered the twentieth-century high fantasy genre in the wake of works published by authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien; these re-popularised the idea of elves as human-sized and human-like beings. Elves remain a prominent feature of fantasy books and games nowadays.
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'Elf-like beings appear to have been a common characteristic within Indo-European mythologies.[147] In the Celtic-speaking regions of north-west Europe, the beings most similar to elves are generally referred to with the Gaelic term Aos Sí.[148][149] The equivalent term in modern Welsh is Tylwyth Teg. In the Romance-speaking world, beings comparable to elves are widely known by words derived from Latin fata ('fate'), which came into English as fairy. This word became partly synonymous with elf by the early modern period.[116] Other names also abound, however, such as the Sicilian Donas de fuera ('ladies from outside'),[150] or French bonnes dames ('good ladies').[151] In the Finnic-speaking world, the term usually thought most closely equivalent to elf is haltija (in Finnish) or haldaja (Estonian).[152] Meanwhile, an example of an equivalent in the Slavic-speaking world is the vila (plural vile) of Serbo-Croatian (and, partly, Slovene) folklore.[153] Elves bear some resemblances to the satyrs of Greek mythology, who were also regarded as woodland-dwelling mischief-makers.[154]'
What if humans were elves who had long ago changed and lost their magic?
1:40 looks a lot like what Kili and Tauriel would have looked like in the future...xD
😂😂😂
Elves in Scandinavian lore is far from what's described here. Those were a very small subset of elves called Alf. We also have the Grey (the ones now seen mostly as the Christmas Elves, as depicted in this video) and the Älva, child-like beings, often depicted as girls, who may have had wings, but it is not certain. The winged variant would in English be translated to "fairy", though the fairy people think of is mostly of the "Tinkerbell" kind, tiny and fully adult. They were never described as such in Scandinavia.
Many other misinterpretations made it into the English "Scandinavian mythology", such as the part about elves stealing children. They didn't do that. The Älva could sometimes steal men away, luring them into a 100-year long dance from which they come out after everyone they know being long dead. Trolls were the ones that kidnapped children and replaced them with their own. Trolls have also been misinterpreted, but that's a subject for another thread.
awesome description and btw do you know where JRR Tolkien got the elven race inspiration from?
@@videogamescausentviolence5717well from this coopmment and secondarily this video, you must know by now, but if you’re asking specifically he studied Finnish language and culture among other Northern European peoples.
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elves exist...
I believe there's a chance anything could exist but can you prove it or tell me why you believe that I know invisible things exist I'm guessing they are ghosts but all I know for sure is they are invisible and can move stuff and I think they can understand human language I'm unsure if they get weaker around more humans or not
I am surprised high and dark elves came before wood elves.
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And dark elves are often confused with dwarves
Wow this is so interesting because elves tend to look down on human in most stories so i was thinking what if we achieved like type 1 or 2 civilization and found a fantasy planet you know sci-fi meet fantasy if anyone knows anything pls reply
I don’t know anything but I loved the idea of finding these planets! I really like elves for their aesthetics and the connection they have with nature, apart from a thousand other things I like, pointed ears lol
@@leohwaffles2628 yeah same, sadly the majority of humans abandoned nature along time ago
Please do one on Huldras.
i always imagine a beautiful dark skined elf
I have always seen the elves from Norse mythology as angels just by another name.
Who knows, maybe these are what Angels really look like in Heaven. Would also go towers explaining why we as humans were said to be created in God’s image, and are above angels in that respect. Which means He looks like we do, a human, but he designed the Angels differently for a different purpose.
Angels looked super creepy tho, most didn't even look human
@@RnRnR *bible flashbacks*
Well, Angles in the bible looks like Eldrith Abominations, so I doubt that.
nice video
I was waiting for you to say elder scrolls 😍
Where we can find elves?
They do not exist.
@@adiabdul2502 everything is possible in this world
neat video
Not all the depictiond of elves are such as Tolkien's, if you look at some authors such as P. Anderson (The Broken Sword, Three Hearts and Three Lions) the elves are not better than men, and in some cases are worst.
your presentation was great and there's something i'd like to add. elves and dwarves are real and have existed since nations were created. elves and dwarves come in all sizes and all nations. elves had pointed ears which were fake until they were twenty. when the growing process was completed pointed ears were fashioned by cosmetic surgery for tribal memership and as a talsiman in battle. the norns who prophesied ragnarok were the chief elven tribe. joshua the son of nun and rabbi shimon ben nanas were descended from the norns.nanas is the hebrew word for elf which means norns. gomer was gorm the dwarf god and the grandfather of thor. gorm was also the ancestor of samson who was called gamad (gorm's people which also means dwarf) although he was a giant.there are still dwarves and elves today. although today's elves don't have pointed ears they have elf names such as olaf. thank you for your presentation meytal menkin rechovot, israel
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I beileve in elves here in philippines we know elves is small person and habe different colors clothes white kind,green nature, red maybe bad, black is very bad... They help human to be healer and but when a black or red elves u meet they hurt u...
keren Brecia black elves didn't hurts you all elves are kind black elves only hurts if you treat them bad. All elves are kind
Look up high elven wisdom on UA-cam, and you will see a real elf
Need a movie where Black and White elves and Orcs will make triangle war
The saint issac of the kiev caves encounter keeps sounding like nature beings.
Unseelie or light elf
Maybe in Hinduism.
Light Elves = Gandharvas,
Dark Elves = Yaksas
And apsaras?
Dont forget ambassador Spock the most famous space elf.
I mean you're not wrong. Vulkans are very much space elves
Elves, fairies, Jinn, dragon and yeti are a 4th density beings. Only those who have their 3rd eye open can see them. If you are living in Asia you will know more about them because it is rooted in the culture.
Bro lmao what. I think even if we couldn’t see them we would notice their impact on the ecosystem. Destroy a forest and what happens to the elves and fairies? The amount of food a dragon would need is immense and people would notice if livestock just disappeared and dragons would need huge territories untouched by humans. Something that is much rarer nowadays.
Elves originates in Norse mythology, not in Asian cultures. There are similar concepts pf creatures, but not elves.
Asians don't have a concept of elves and nature spirits are not as highly venerated.
Elves is in Fiction
Can you do a video about Fairies
So i was just thinking, if i get inspired by norse elves and use them in my books, would i be copying tolkien? I'm currently worldbuilding and if i use elves and someone goes "oh, you just copied tolkien!" it'd be sad tbh.
hi can you tell elves are found in which region
They also play a big part in anime
Interesting
What do you know about the Elves of Fyn ?
I love Elves. Always have.
yes
with the uncertain existence of the universe that seems to go on forever why wouldnt this kinds of creatures exist?
Should do video on trolls
Make one video about dwarves. Also, you forgot fantasy series like Eragon, where elves have important roles.
I wish I could see elves 😔
Elves is Not Death in Really World
Elves is Just Fiction Lol
Damn didn't expect God of War to be accurate about the Light and Dark elves. Thought that was made up lore by the creators lol
Me too! It was one of the parts of the game that I found most beautiful
What is Difference between a elf and Fae
tolken revolutionized elves lore
Where did they go?
They did not exist.
I'm just trying to figure out if the Aldmeri Dominion can be trusted or not ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
What I'm curious about is where is the FIRST documentation of elves. I want to know what culture depicted the first tall, statuesque, wardens of the world.
Not the small gnomish version :P
The first documentation of tall, beautiful and statuesque elves come from Norse and Celtic mythology and are the original depictions of elves. The idea of elves being tiny and evil came after Christianity invaded north Western Europe and pegged them as demons and evil.
@@_Orphic_ Another victim of Christianitys reign.
There are certainly people who have an elfin quality. For instance the Peter Jackson movies are full of actors who are quite elfin even without makeup. And it's not just a matter of appearance. There are people whose spirit touches other realms.
#Legolas 🧝♂️ is the best archer 🏹.
❤ the Lord Of The 💍 & ❤ all your video's mate 👍.
Why are you ignoring the ö in dökkálfar?
It’s quite common to have a race be just humans but...better.
Anything regarding Werewolves?
They are now called dogmen and hundreds report seeing them around the world…I am not kidding
Yes Elves are Mythical-Creatures By Polymythology😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇
Santa is anelf. How you leave that out
I love elves 🤩
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History of Elf is From Fiction Not in Really World Bruh
Now let's brainstorm a bit. And imagine that race of elves actually existed and they actually ware just aliens... And may still exist but in their "dimension"
We don't need to brainstorm for that. I don't even think you're using that right.
I'm just waiting for someone to say Warhammer 40k in the comment section
What is warhammer?
Is it like an powerful object or something?
@Mr Purple Is that the one with the Harlequin Elves?
Various Hominins?
Everlasting
Life
Form
cool
Luthien Tinuviem my favourite elf
Elves, I think in German myths, were the cause of nightmares.
Thats folklore. Light elves in ancient germanic religions, mythology, were good. Sometimes considered equal to gods and other times considered the spirits of ancestors. House elves are not the same, the house elf and generic elves(like fairies) are the ones that play a role in folklore stories.
By the once more mr..could you give the english subtittle on your video? Because my languange is not english actually..and want to more learn it.expecially the new vocabs....thank youuuuuuuuuu
My favourite elves are from the DRAGONLANCE RELAMS..they are the SILVANESTIS AND THERE COUSINS THE QUALINESTIS..
Who came after seeing lord of the rings trailer Amazon prime
Why did you come to look for elves after seeing the trailer?