A Brief History of Elves

Elves in fantasy have changed quite a bit over the years, from the mysterious creatures in Nordic legends, to the mischievous pranksters who trick farmers, and are tricked themselves. Finally, Grandpa Tolkien elevated the elves to the height we see them today, although he had some help from Dungeons and Dragons
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[@theblueidiot5536]

Thank you for the explanation it is very interesting

[@andovan6264]

Cannot wait for the next vid. I always find it interesting how people believe that an old concept remains unchanged only to see our ancestors are refferring to completely different things.
Would love to check out how society might have influenced these changes to elves.

[@jessicastein5155]

Thank you for the video providing historical context on elves! I look forward to your future videos in this series. I wonder if some of the shrinking elves experienced had to do with later writers misunderstanding the terms people would use to avoid rousing the ire of the fae. They would use terms like "the good folk" or "the little people" instead of calling them faeries or elves in order to avoid their attention and appease them. I wonder if folklorists in the Romantic and Victorian eras, or perhaps their illustrators, misunderstood this terminology and made elves literally little because of it?

[@decem_sagittae]

You're alright kid. Keep making these videos. They're good. 🫡

[@NathanaelStottlemyer]

Thank you! I have another one about goblins out, and going forward I plan to make one every month.

[@CyNiiCaL_nR7Gaming]

You should look up Alp and study German Elves they are written about even around 1000. at this time kinda talked about like vampires. but still there is another 500 years of elf in culture than you think and can help you understand them even more.

[@NathanaelStottlemyer]

Ooh, thank you! I'll make sure to !