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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Dark elves are a common trope in the fantasy genre. The term has an antecedent in the ''dǫkkálfar'' (lit. "dark elves") mentioned in Snorri Sturluson's ''Prose Edda'' who are said to live underground and | Dark elves are a common trope in the fantasy genre. The term has an antecedent in the ''dǫkkálfar'' (lit. "dark elves") mentioned in Snorri Sturluson's ''Prose Edda'' who are said to live underground and be "blacker than pitch"; they are contrasted with the ''ljósálfar'' (lit. "light elves"). | ||
''[[Kazuma Kaneko Works II]]'' mentions the Eddic dǫkkálfar, Dark Elves and Silvan Elves from J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Silmarillion'', and the dark elves of ''Dungeons & Dragons''.<ref name="kaneko works">{{Cite Book|quote= | J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Silmarillion'', published posthumously in 1977, features the Avari, a group of elves who are called "Dark Elves" because they did not see the light of the Two Trees of Valinor. | ||
In ''Dungeons & Dragons'', dark elves are an evil subcategory of [[elf|elves]], and they are also known as drows; they first appeared in the module ''Hall of the Fire Giant King'', released in 1978. | |||
''[[Kazuma Kaneko Works II]]'' mentions the Eddic dǫkkálfar, Dark Elves and Silvan Elves from J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Silmarillion'', and the dark elves of ''Dungeons & Dragons''.<ref name="kaneko works">{{Cite Book|quote=エルフの源流は、北欧神話の“白い輝き”や“高い”を意味する妖精アールヴにある。うち{{Ruby|闇妖精|デックアールヴ}}は、漆黒の闇とともに地中に棲み、土地の人々を守護する代わりに、生贄を求める。英語のダークエルフはこの流れを引くが、J・R・R・トールキンの『シルマリルの物語』の影響も強い。エルフのなかで志が低く、神々の国の輝きを求める旅の途上で挫折した者が、ダークエルフとなった。一般的には{{Ruby|森の|シルヴァン}}エルフとして知られる。会話型RPGの元祖『D&D』では、地下世界に棲む、黒い肌で銀髪・紅眼の、魔法と剣術双方に長けた邪悪なエルフとされる。|book=[[Kazuma Kaneko Works II]]|publyear=2006|publisher=Shinkigensha|page=p. 17|lang=Japanese|isbn={{ISBN|978-4-7753-0350-4}}}}</ref> | |||
===Design=== | ===Design=== | ||
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Origin
Dark elves are a common trope in the fantasy genre. The term has an antecedent in the dǫkkálfar (lit. "dark elves") mentioned in Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda who are said to live underground and be "blacker than pitch"; they are contrasted with the ljósálfar (lit. "light elves").
J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, published posthumously in 1977, features the Avari, a group of elves who are called "Dark Elves" because they did not see the light of the Two Trees of Valinor.
In Dungeons & Dragons, dark elves are an evil subcategory of elves, and they are also known as drows; they first appeared in the module Hall of the Fire Giant King, released in 1978.
Kazuma Kaneko Works II mentions the Eddic dǫkkálfar, Dark Elves and Silvan Elves from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, and the dark elves of Dungeons & Dragons.[1]
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Nomenclature
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ダークエルフ | Dark Elf |
References
- ↑ "エルフの源流は、北欧神話の“白い輝き”や“高い”を意味する妖精アールヴにある。うち
闇妖精 は、漆黒の闇とともに地中に棲み、土地の人々を守護する代わりに、生贄を求める。英語のダークエルフはこの流れを引くが、J・R・R・トールキンの『シルマリルの物語』の影響も強い。エルフのなかで志が低く、神々の国の輝きを求める旅の途上で挫折した者が、ダークエルフとなった。一般的には森の エルフとして知られる。会話型RPGの元祖『D&D』では、地下世界に棲む、黒い肌で銀髪・紅眼の、魔法と剣術双方に長けた邪悪なエルフとされる。" Kazuma Kaneko Works II (2006). Published by Shinkigensha. Japanese. p. 17. ISBN-13: 978-4-7753-0350-4.