Dark elf

Dark elf

Dark elf may refer to:

  • Dökkálfar or dark elves, a type of elf in Norse mythology
  • Svartálfar or dark elves, a type of elf in Norse mythology
  • Moriquendi, a fictional race of elves in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium
  • Drow (Dungeons & Dragons) or dark elves, a fictional subrace of elves in Dungeons & Dragons
    • The Dark Elf Trilogy, a series of novels by R. A. Salvatore set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe
  • Dark Elves (Warhammer), dark elves in the Warhammer fantasy series
  • Dunmer, or dark elves, a race in the Elder Scrolls videogame series

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