2006-07-16 07:43:27 · 16 answers · asked by Tomekk 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Elves, they have a culture in an of themselves, as well as their immortality and un-matched knowledge.
2006-07-16 07:49:56 · answer #1 · answered by Evan P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
elves. they're norwegian!
An elf is a mythical creature/creature of Germanic mythology/paganism which still survives in northern European folklore. In Norse mythology they were originally a race of minor gods of nature and fertility. Elves are often pictured as youthful-seeming men and women of great beauty living in forests and other natural places, underground, or in wells and springs. They have been portrayed to be long-lived or immortal and they have magical powers attributed to them. Following the success of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic work based on ancient English culture The Lord of the Rings—wherein a wise, angelic people named elves play a significant role—they have become staple characters of modern fantasy.
Elf can be pluralized both as elves and elfs. Something associated with elves or the qualities of elves is described by the adjectives elven, elvish, elfin or elfish. A convention of modern fantasy usage is: the v in elven or elvish refers to human-sized elves (who correspond more closely to the mythology of the Viking Era), whereas the f in elfin or elfish refers to tiny-sized elfs (who correspond more closely to the folklore of the Renaissance and Romantic Eras). They are also called:
Germanic/Norse Countries:
Germany: Elfen, Elben and Alben
Great Britain: addler (obsolete)
Netherlands: Elfen, Alfen, Elven
Denmark: alfer, elvere, elverfolk, ellefolk or huldrer.
Iceland: álfar, álfafólk and huldufólk (hidden people)
Norway: alver, alfer or elvefolk
Sweden: alfer, alver or älvor
2006-07-16 14:52:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zombies cause nobody wants to be a bloated singer... oh wait a minute you said elves, not Elvis... Still Zombies are cool, and elf's are to famine for me.
2006-07-17 00:53:17 · answer #3 · answered by Mic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a tough one. Elves have that whole "magical" thing going on, but Zombies eat brains (which is ultimately cool).
All things considered... I'd have to say Zombies. They eat brains and you can shoot the crap out of them without fear of legal consequences.
2006-07-16 15:58:56 · answer #4 · answered by LoonieGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elves. More culture, an actual language, and magic. Zombies are merely undead robots designed only for one thing: killing. Also, they are a product of magic, rather than producers of it.
2006-07-16 15:33:42 · answer #5 · answered by Qchan05 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an elf, but if the zombie had a sense of humor and didn't want to eat me. then i would have to say the zombie.
2006-07-18 01:24:46 · answer #6 · answered by werewolfpixie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elf. Elves are beautiful, mystical, and usuaally kind creatures. A zombie reeks, is dead, and most likely wants to kill you too.
2006-07-16 14:54:50 · answer #7 · answered by Opinion Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll have to go with zombies on this one, simply because they make for better entertainment than elves. plus there are alot more of them.
2006-07-16 23:37:17 · answer #8 · answered by J. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess the zombie, because he´s been buried and has no blood... but maybe if the elf isn from the north pole...
well anyway...
2006-07-17 07:46:16 · answer #9 · answered by gaberlungi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zombies are cooler because they have the cold grip of death about them. And elves are gay.
2006-07-16 14:55:18 · answer #10 · answered by Nerdly Stud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋