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Old 04-20-2002, 01:48 PM   #30
Maikadilwen
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I would write about elfs and pretty much everything thats in the nordic tales...
Sounds good, but you must remember one very important thing here. The elves in Nordic (Skandinavian) folklore is absolutely NOTHING alike the elves we meet in Tolkien's books or any other fantasy stories. They lived inside the hills, and were deceiving and treacherous people. The beautiful elven girls were dancing in the night and would try to persuade nightly travellers (always men) to join the dance. If one did so, usually he would either be found dead in the field in the morning, or he was never to be seen again. One thing to notice is, that their backs were hollow and that way you would know, that they were elves and couldn't be trusted.
Definately NOT the lovely Galadriel in LOTR. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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