Elf - Elf's, mischievous little people

 

Elf

	Little People's Market

Originally a supernatural dwarfish being of Germanic mythology, an elemental spirit of the land, sea and forest, possessed of magical powers which it used for the good or ill of mankind.

Later the name was used for a malignant imp, and then for fairy creatures that dance on the grass in the full moon, such as a mountain fay or, usually, as a small sprite.

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Mischievous elves are thought to bring evil, especially bad dreams.

In recent times elves became popularized into larger creatures, near to the size of a human being, loving music and magic and are generally peaceful forest dwellers.

In the middle-1800s Scandinavian writers such as Thile, Toplius, Rydberg sketched the elves' true role in modern life: fairies that are somewhat mischievous, but the true friends and helpers of Father Christmas (Santa Claus). They are the Christmas elves.