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Before Tolkien, elves were much closer to gnomes than immortal, super-human creatures. They were mischievious, etc.
by wolverine876 4y ago
Before Tolkien, elves were much closer to gnomes than immortal, super-human creatures. They were mischievious, etc.
- solstice 4y agoIn the Magic the Gathering lore, the elves on the plane of Lorwyn could be an example of a reflection of this. They are obsessed with beauty and perfection and absolutely xenophobic. https://gamelore.fandom.com/wiki/Lorwyn_Elf https://gamelore.fandom.com/wiki/Lorwyn_Elf
- bombcar 4y agoPratchet’s elves are like that, too - and actually is part of the reason tolkien originally tried to avoid the world elves - not because of pratchet but because that was what elves were in England.