Re: OT: elves and jinn (was Re: [...] THE WORLD OF THE JINN)
| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, October 18, 2003, 2:21 |
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Costentin Cornomorus scripsit:
> Also, I am curious. Why do you call your Elves
> "Elves" if they are normal humans?
IIRC, the English found them living in the forests on the Welsh Marches,
and identified them with the _ylfe_ (pl. of _aelf_) of their folk
beliefs. That they were generally tall, thin, pale, and had a higher
level of civilization than the Saxons didn't hurt either.
They used to be part of IB, and I wish they were again.
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