Elf (English: Elf) is a kind of creature appearing in Germanic mythology (Nordic mythology). They are often depicted as Germanic people with slightly long pointed ears, holding bows and arrows, blond hair and blue eyes, tall and similar to humans. This is because they first appeared in Germanic mythology in Norway and Germanic regions as a race, In the five Nordic countries, Scandinavia and other regions, most of them are German people with blond hair and blue eyes.
The fairies are very beautiful and live in the deepest part of the forest. Other creatures easily confused with Elf include Fairy (fairy, goblin) and Goblin (goblin). In general, it is generally believed that Elf (fairy) has no wings, while Fairy (fairy, goblin) has wings (dragonfly's bundle wings or moth butterfly's scale wings), and is small for flight.
Other Goblin and dwarf elves are often depicted as being short, wearing pointed hats (sometimes with bells) and wearing pointed shoes.

The Origin of the Elves
The origin of the elves is as follows in the Germanic mythology: after Odin killed the giant Imir, the elves were born from the giant's body, and absorbed the essence of the giant, becoming spiritual creatures. The body born to the light side was the elves or light elves, and the back light side was the dark elves. The light elves are bright, bright and beautiful. They are usually good-natured, cheerful and enthusiastic, and can communicate with trees, flowers, fish and birds, so the gods regard them as God's friends. The dark elves, with dark skin and silver white hair, are often considered as the symbol of evil.
The origin of the elves has another saying in the legend of Iceland:
Legends of Iceland
One day, Eve washed the children by the river, and then God came to her. She hid the unwashed children. God asked if all the children were in front of him, and Eve acquiesced. God was very angry, "There is no need to hide the child in front of me!", So they can no longer live among humans. " So the children were turned into beautiful fairies.
In many places, people think that the spirit is a fallen angel, or that some pagans are not good enough to let him go to heaven after their death, but their sins are not enough to live in hell, so they settle in the central kingdom between them, which is called the spirit.
European Legends
The spirit is born from the tree of life, and can evolve into an angel after a special ceremony. They are the original inhabitants of Europe. Humans migrated to the past about seven or eight thousand years ago, and even fought with elves. Finally, human beings burned down the tree of life, destroyed the elves and conquered Europe.
Elves are quite tall compared with human beings. The fairy skin is delicate and white, the hair color is light, and the eyes have many colors.
Good at magic and archery. They usually live in trees, like to play at night, get along well with animals, respect women among races, but there are few men.

In various legends, the characteristics of the elves can be summarized as follows: longevity (sometimes even considered as immortality), being good at art, nobility, elegance, intelligence, beauty, a certain degree of cleanliness and nature are almost integrated, being good at using magic and bows and arrows, living in the forest, forming a loose kingdom, and being equal and friendly with each other. Elves are usually very kind. They are hostile to evil races, but they can get along well with good races (they may be a little dissatisfied with rough and scruffy dwarves).
In the "Dragon and Dungeon" series of games, especially in computer games, playing the elves is often the first choice for players. The novels "Dark Elves Trilogy" and "Ice Wind Valley Trilogy" with the dark elves ranger Drist as the main character have also made players interested in the dark elves, the underground race of "Dragon and Dungeon".
The typical image of modern elves is tall and thin, wearing solid colored robes, calm and unsmiling wizards, who are often hundreds of years old; Most of the young and beautiful elves are archers who shuttle through the forest. They are born soldiers and archers who fight against evil to protect nature. It is believed that Tolkien created it in The Lord of the Rings.

Four element spirits
The fire spirit, the Chinese translation of the fire snake or Salamander or Salmanda, is described as a salamander living in the crater. Its appearance is black and its skin is dotted with yellow spots. It is said that the skin can regenerate by burning.
Wind spirit -- the Chinese translation of Silver, and the meaning of the wind spirit derived from it, a composite language of Latin sylva (forest) and Greek nympe (goblin).
The Chinese translation of water spirit is Wendini, which means wave messenger in Latin. It is said that the kind-hearted woman became the water spirit Undine after her death.
The land elves -- the Chinese translation of Nome, the name comes from the word "underground dwellers", and it is also said that it comes from Greek "wisdom".