Elves have been around for centuries. They are found in many cultures, but particularly in the Germanic mythology. They also appear in ancient Norse poems. Many of these tales and poems considered elves to be semi-divine.
One thing most people don’t know about elves is that they are divided in Light Elves and Dark Elves. In modern Fantasy, the two groups are normally depicted at odds, waging war.
Even more interesting is that some say the elves were all Light Elves at the beginning, but an elf prince, disgruntled and desired to be king, gathered a group of followers and setup their own realm. The story follows that of Lucifer, once the prince of angels, Bearer of Light, who became Satan, Lord of the Dark.
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