A humanoid fantasy race characterized by their grace, finesse, and youthful appearance despite long lifespans. Popularized in their modern form by Tolkien's Legendarium.

Their most common traits are long blonde hair and pointy ears.

They are commonly portrayed as forest-dwellers living in tune with nature, often wearing green and brown clothing. They tend to use bows as their weapon of choice and are sometimes powerful magic users.

Examples

Notable examples

• Arwen, Celeborn, Elrond, Galadriel, and Legolas from The Lord of the Rings
• Thranduil from The Hobbit
• Aura Bella Fiora and Mare Bello Fiore from Overlord
• Deedlit and Pirotess from Record of Lodoss War
• Frieren, Serie and Kraft from Sousou no Frieren
• Marcille Donato from Dungeon Meshi

Subtags

• Traditional Elf, for the original Tolkien version
• Dark Elf/Drow
• Night Elf (Warcraft)
• Blood elf (Warcraft)
• Elezen (Final Fantasy XIV)
• Elvaan (Final Fantasy XI)

See Also

• dwarf
• Tag Group:Legendary Creatures

This tag implicates pointy_ears (learn more).

The following tags implicate this tag: blood_elf_(warcraft), dark_elf, elezen, elvaan, high_elf_(warcraft), night_elf_(warcraft), nightborne_(warcraft), traditional_elf, and void_elf_(warcraft) (learn more).

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