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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9213240" data-attributes="member: 58172">English folkbelief − who invented fairies − has authority about what a fairy is.Norse folkbelief (and other ethnicities sharing a related language) invented the elves, and have authority about an elf is.There are visual descriptions of Norse alfar, such as a witness who saw them riding horses. Certain Norse traditions identify Vǫlundr as an alfr, whence a clear concept of what an alfr looks like, as well as their shamanic, magical singing, and technological skills. Meanwhile, they have luminous fair complexion and associate with sunlight.There is also a Norse tradition from Denmark, where an elf woman who is normally extremely beautiful and eternally youthful, was cursed by an other elf to appear as if aged and decrepit. She is a normal human size, and after returning to her youthful human adult appearance, had a half-elf child with a human. Because of her elven ancestry, this daughter was innately skilled at every kind of magic.Scholars note that the term &quot;alfr&quot; refers to a male elf. Meanwhile an &quot;elf woman&quot; (alfkona) is the typical term for a female elf. Probably, most references to &quot;valkyrja&quot;, &quot;dis&quot;, and the non-three &quot;norn&quot; refer to the female elves. Via the valkyrja, there is further info about what the alfar look like.Norse alfar personify magic and there are many references to them shapechanging, such as into a swan and other animals − which is something that human shamanics are known for as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 9213240, member: 58172"] English folkbelief − who invented fairies − has authority about what a fairy is. Norse folkbelief (and other ethnicities sharing a related language) invented the elves, and have authority about an elf is. There are visual descriptions of Norse alfar, such as a witness who saw them riding horses. Certain Norse traditions identify Vǫlundr as an alfr, whence a clear concept of what an alfr looks like, as well as their shamanic, magical singing, and technological skills. Meanwhile, they have luminous fair complexion and associate with sunlight. There is also a Norse tradition from Denmark, where an elf woman who is normally extremely beautiful and eternally youthful, was cursed by an other elf to appear as if aged and decrepit. She is a normal human size, and after returning to her youthful human adult appearance, had a half-elf child with a human. Because of her elven ancestry, this daughter was innately skilled at every kind of magic. Scholars note that the term "alfr" refers to a male elf. Meanwhile an "elf woman" (alfkona) is the typical term for a female elf. Probably, most references to "valkyrja", "dis", and the non-three "norn" refer to the female elves. Via the valkyrja, there is further info about what the alfar look like. Norse alfar personify magic and there are many references to them shapechanging, such as into a swan and other animals − which is something that human shamanics are known for as well. [/QUOTE]

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