Jason Aaron

While the whole 'God Butcher Saga' had elements of fantasy, sci-fi and horror all mixed together, 'The Accursed' is very much high-fantasy. Right out of the gate, we've got elves, talk of fantastic worlds, strange creatures, Malekith riding a flying tiger, as well as more dwarves, giants, trolls and elves than you can possibly count.

American Writer

George R. R. Martin

I've always preferred writing about grey characters and human characters. Whether they are giants or elves or dwarves, or whatever they are, they're still human, and the human heart is still in conflict with the self.

American Author

Gavin Esler

Let me say it up front: I don't like bad hair or capes. I'm not into witches, warlocks or elves. I would never try to claim prog rock is cool. But I love it. And I know I'm not the only one.

Scottish Journalist

Robert Kazinsky

The fantasy world, the 'Game of Thrones' world, the forgotten realms worlds - they're the type of worlds I've always wanted to live in. Where vampires, dragons, dwarves and elves are real.

English Actor

Lauren Lapkus

So many of my characters have really crazy physicalities, so it's really fun to be able to say, like, 'I'm an elf who's the size of a dollar bill!

American Actress

Cyril Tourneur

Joy is a subtle elf; I think one's happiest when he forgets himself.

English Dramatist

Orlando Bloom

Elves live in harmony with the world, and I try to do that.

Evangeline Lilly

When I was a little girl, I dreamed of being an elf.

Canadian Actress

Parker Posey

I wouldn't say I was a queen. Maybe a little elf.

Rhianna Pratchett

English Designer

Elves originate from European folklore, especially Norse mythology; knowing this helps understand their traditional portrayal.

Cultural Origin

Elves often appear in fantasy genres; they're not just folk stories but also modern literature and games.

Literary Fantasy

Elves are also associated with Christmas in popular culture, often depicted as Santa's helpers.

Christmas Elves

Describing a person as an elf suggests they are delightful or charming, similar to enchanting magical creatures.

Metaphorical Use

Elf used for a person often has positive connotations, relating to cuteness or endearment.

Positive Connotation

Calling someone an elf is informal and best used in casual or affectionate contexts.

Informality

The computing use of 'elf' isn't related to folklore; it's an acronym for a technical file format.

Technical Usage

The computing term 'elf' is specialized; regularly used by programmers and IT professionals.

Expert Context

In computing, ELF files are commonly found in Unix-based operating systems like Linux.

Linux Systems

 kind of like Dobby the house elf, and who would come out and sort of invisibly assist the artist with their work and would shape the outcome of that work. So brilliant -- there it is, right there, that distance that I'm talking about -- that psychological construct to protect you from the results of your work.

Your elusive creative...

 just comes out in a spew of a's and elves and ames that just don't really make the word up at all so it's quite entertaining kind of listening to curse try and say it we always have a good laugh hello little one just call it cab yes Tandy's covers cruelly forever known as time these carbon cursed his mind

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 new road to be delayed by apparently invisible elves inside one giant rock Alice's after the Earl's gave permission yeah i mean our lady who told us that this was probably a chapel and there were alps living there she said belief in unseen rock dwelling elves has been

The Elves of Iceland PIPE...

 to show you by changing the size of each of these letters which ones are more common so J and M very common a V are a couple of the elves are very common you'll also see that some don't even shot because they're just so unconscious very rare to see someone with a name

How we should name our...

 stay on the road shall I Craig I was busy looking down that road just to see if we could spots anything quite often you see animals walking in the roads it's always important to scan down them as you drive fast and let's see how our elf is getting on

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 another elf who's working with cheetah planes very own brain because we've had him in front I'm not sure how they're looking at him but they're being very very gracious by not spotlighting him well we've got our infrared light on I

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 like elves little persons that sometimes play tricks and so this is why it's important to have them happy and I learned that the way to have them happy is by giving the cigarettes and liquor so we do that every time we go a cave

Cave Diver vs. Tricky...

 These devices start at the atomic level. So if you ask me, the real elves are the chemists. That's right, I said the chemists. Chemistry is the hero of electronic communications.

The incredible chemistry...

 After centuries of war, the world’s kingdoms have come to an agreement. Every five years, teams representing the elves, goblins, and treefolk

Can you solve the dragon...

 between virtual and real worlds. I love it down here. Now, imagine if I could look at all of you and dial from real humans into elves.