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Elves
In many works of modern fantasy, elves are depicted as a race or species of pointy-eared humanoid beings.
Post-Tolkien fantasy elves tend to be immortal or long-lived in comparison to humans, more beautiful and wiser, with sharper senses and perceptions, and abilities or crafts that seem alien or magical. Often elves do not possess facial or body hair, are not portrayed fat or old and are consequently perceived to be androgynous.
As a race, Elves are typically depicted as more ancient than humans or other races, mentioned to have flourished in a sort of Golden Age forgotten by other races. Tha ...more
Post-Tolkien fantasy elves tend to be immortal or long-lived in comparison to humans, more beautiful and wiser, with sharper senses and perceptions, and abilities or crafts that seem alien or magical. Often elves do not possess facial or body hair, are not portrayed fat or old and are consequently perceived to be androgynous.
As a race, Elves are typically depicted as more ancient than humans or other races, mentioned to have flourished in a sort of Golden Age forgotten by other races. Tha ...more
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If you do not have the courage to be yourself, what will you be?
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― Living the Personal Myth: Making the Magic of Faerie Real in One's Own Life
― Living the Personal Myth: Making the Magic of Faerie Real in One's Own Life
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