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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jolly Giant" data-source="post: 1240626" data-attributes="member: 5278">Like so much of Tolkiens work, the dark elves are taken directly from the norse mythology. The "Svartalfar" (="black elves") lived beneath the subartic mountains far to the north of Asgard and Valhalla, where they were constantly fighting over dungeon-territorities with the only slightly friendlier dwarves. They were utterly evil, resistant to magic, had black skin and white or silver hair... Any of this sound familiar???The dwarves live inside mountains, either in small dungeons or in vast underground cities. They were known as the worlds greatest miners, blacksmiths and stoneworkers. Norse dwarf names include Gandalf, Gimli, Gloin, Torin... Maybe this sounds a bit familiar too, eh? Yes, every single dwarven name mentioned by Tolkien is also mentioned in the ole norse sagas.Obviously, the truely iconic, quintessential, original D&D monster has to be the Kobold!</blockquote>