In medieval Germanic-speaking cultures, elves generally seem to have been thought of as beings with magical powers and supernatural beauty, ambivalent towards everyday people and capable of either helping or hindering them. Elves appear especially in North Germanic mythology, being mentioned in the Icelandic Poetic Edda and Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda. Ängsälvor (Swedish 'Meadow Elves') by Nils Blommér (1850)Īn elf ( PL elves) is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic folklore.
For the lightning-related phenomenon, see ELVES.
