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Dark Elf (other)
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Dark elf may refer to: * Dökkálfar or dark elves, a type of elf in Norse mythology. * Svartálfar or black elves, a type of elf in Norse mythology * Moriquendi, a fictional race of elves in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium *Drow, or dark elves, a fictional subrace of elves in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' **''The Dark Elf Trilogy'', a series of novels by R. A. Salvatore set in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' universe * Dark Elves, a type of elf in the ''Warhammer'' fantasy series ** Drukhari a.k.a. Dark Eldar, their ''Warhammer 40,000'' counterparts * Dunmer, a type of elf in the ''Elder Scrolls'' fantasy series See also * High elf (other) High elf may refer to: * Calaquendi, an elvish race from J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'' * High Elves, a race in the ''Warhammer Fantasy'' setting, and the Eldar of ''Warhammer 40,000'' * Quel'Dorei, descendants of the Night Elves in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svartálfar
In Norse cosmology, svartálfar ( O.N. "black elves", "swarthy elves", sing. svartálfr), also called myrkálfar ("dark elves", "dusky elves", "murky elves", sing. myrkálfr), are beings who dwell in Svartalfheim (''Svartálf eimr'', "home of the black-elves"). Both the svartálfar and Svartálfaheimr are primarily attested in the ''Prose Edda'', written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. Scholars have noted that the svartálfar appear to be synonymous with the dwarfs and potentially also the dökkálfar ("dark elves"). As dwarfs, the home of the svartálfar could possibly be another description for ''Niðavellir'' ("dark fields"). Attestations The ''svartálfar'' are almost only attested in the ''Prose Edda'' (the word does appear in ''Ektors saga ok kappa hans'', but is presumably borrowed from the ''Prose Edda''). The ''svartálfar'' mentioned in ''Skáldskaparmál'' 35 are the Sons of Ivaldi, whom Loki engages to craft replacement hair for Sif, wife of the god Thor, afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moriquendi
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the Elves or Quendi are a sundered (divided) people. They awoke at Cuiviénen on the continent of Middle-earth, where they were divided into three tribes: Minyar (the Firsts), Tatyar (the Seconds) and Nelyar (the Thirds). After some time, they were summoned by Oromë to live with the Valar in Valinor, on Aman. That summoning and the Great Journey that followed split the Elves into two main groups (and many minor ones), which were never fully reunited. Tolkien stated that the stories were made to create a world for his elvish languages, not the reverse. The Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey writes that ''The Silmarillion'' derived from the linguistic relationship between the two languages, Quenya and Sindarin, of the divided Elves. The Tolkien scholar Verlyn Flieger states that Tolkien used the Indo-European type of proto-language as his model. In her view, the sundering of the Elves reflects the progressive decline and fall in Middle-earth from its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drow
The drow ( or ) or dark elves are a dark-skinned and white-haired subrace of Elf (Dungeons & Dragons), elves connected to the Subterranea (geography), subterranean Underdark in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy roleplaying game. The drow have traditionally been portrayed as generally evil and connected to the evil goddess Lolth. However, later editions of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' have moved away from this portrayal and preassigned Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons), alignment. More recent publications have explored drow societies unconnected to Lolth. Creative origins The word "drow" is from the Orcadian dialect, Orcadian and Shetland dialect, Shetland dialects of Scots language, Scots, an alternative form of "Trow (folklore), trow", which is a cognate with "troll". The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' gives no entry for "drow", but two of the citations under "trow" name it as an alternative form of the word. Trow/drow was used to refer to a wide variety of evil sprites. Everything a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Elf Trilogy
''The Dark Elf Trilogy'' is a prequel to the ''Icewind Dale Trilogy'' by R. A. Salvatore. Drizzt Do'Urden, a drow, or dark elf, was originally written as a supporting character in the ''Icewind Dale Trilogy'' to Wulfgar the barbarian. However, the author soon realized how popular the character was, and Drizzt became the main character. The final book ''Sojourn'' made the New York Times Best Seller list. Works included The trilogy consists of: #''Homeland'' (1990) — ''Homeland'' follows the story of Drizzt from around the time and circumstances of his birth and his upbringing amongst the drow (dark elves). The book takes the reader into Menzoberranzan, the drow home city. From here, the reader follows Drizzt on his quest to follow his principles in a land where such feelings are threatened by all his family including his mother Matron Malice. #''Exile'' (1990) — ''Exile'' tells the story of Drizzt outside of the drow cities in the open wilderness of the Underdark. For the ten y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Elves (Warhammer)
''Warhammer Fantasy'' is a fictional fantasy universe created by Games Workshop and used in many of its games, including the table top wargame ''Warhammer Fantasy Battle'', the ''Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay'' (WFRP) pen-and-paper role-playing game, and a number of video games: the MMORPG '' Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning'', the strategy games '' Total War: Warhammer'', '' Total War: Warhammer II'' and '' Total War: Warhammer III'' and the two first-person shooter games in the Warhammer Vermintide series, '' Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide'' and '' Warhammer: Vermintide 2''. Warhammer is notable for its "dark and gritty" background world, which reference a range of historical cultures, along with other fantasy settings, in particular Tolkien's Middle-earth. From Michael Moorcock, its creators took the theme of "Chaos" as a force unceasingly attempting to tear the mortal world asunder. The world itself was populated with a variety of races such as humans, high elves, dark e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drukhari
''Warhammer 40,000'' is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, and the ninth and current edition was released in July 2020. As in other miniature wargames, players enact battles using Miniature model (gaming), miniature models of warriors and fighting vehicles. The playing area is a tabletop model of a battlefield, comprising models of buildings, hills, trees, and other terrain features. Each player takes turns moving their model warriors around the battlefield and fighting their opponent's warriors. These fights are resolved using dice and simple arithmetic. ''Warhammer 40,000'' is set in the distant future, where a stagnant human civilization is beset by hostile aliens and supernatural creatures. The models in the game are a mixture of humans, aliens, and supernatural monsters, wielding futuristic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Races Of The Elder Scrolls
''The Elder Scrolls'' is a series of Action role-playing game, action role-playing video games primarily developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The series focuses on Nonlinear gameplay, free-form gameplay in an open world. ''The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Morrowind'', ''The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Oblivion'' and ''The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Skyrim'' all won List of Game of the Year awards, Game of the Year awards from multiple outlets. The series has sold more than 58 million copies worldwide. * ''The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind'' - 4 million sold () * ''The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion'' - 9.5 million sold * ''The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'' - 30 million sold * ''The Elder Scrolls Online'' - 15 million sold Within the series' fictional universe, each game takes place on the continent of Tamriel. The setting combines pre-medieval real-world elements, such as a powerful Roman Empire, Roman-like Empire, with high fantasy medieva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
