Quote Originally Posted by WClarkB View Post
Dark and light elves are Norse mythology
Are they? I've never heard of elves of any colour in Norse mythology. Lots of different "otherlanders", but nothing resembling the elves of anglo-saxon and/or celtic tales. I would be thrilled to hear more of this! I see that Wikipedia tells of Norse elves, but I don't want to trust Wikipedia on subjects I don't know.


In any case I don't think elves are much considered in modern Scandinavian folklore. The otherlanders in more modern Norwegian/Swedish lore resemble pixies and leprechauns more than anything else, and the only fairy-like creature I can find is Huldra.