2006-12-17 12:59:52 · 10 answers · asked by Einstein 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
To go with their pointed little heads...
2006-12-17 13:03:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Understand first of all that in the modern fairytale Santa does not employ historically accurate elves. Rather, they are most like the descriptions of dwarves or gnomes found in German/Scandinavian folklore. The true historical elves are found in the ancient Norse mythologies, and do not hail from this plane of existence at all. They come from Alfheim, and are divided into the Alfar, and Liosofar, or Light and Dark Elves respectively. This may also be the conceptual beginning of the Seelie and Unseelie court affiliations that lasted well into the reign of the Irish Tuatha DeDanaan. But according to the original Norse sources, elves were tall, slim, graceful beings with delicate features and pointed ears, obviously the base inspiration for the elves of Tolkiens world far more so than any other denizen of Faerie that has been mistakenly lumped together under the modernly generic term, "Elf" - as opposed to the noble meaning it once had.
2006-12-17 17:38:37 · answer #2 · answered by Lord Bearclaw of Gryphon Woods 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The ears act like an antenna so they can hear Santa coming and get back to work, after slacking off all day....lol
2006-12-17 13:18:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is this a good time to burst into song 'Holding back the ears* lol
2016-05-23 03:15:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be more aerodynamic so they won't slow Santa's sleigh down when they go with him to help deliver the gifts.
2006-12-17 13:05:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
because they are distant relatives of the pixies and faeries.
2006-12-17 13:07:22 · answer #6 · answered by kellieghr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because everybody is made diffrently an dthat i how they were just made
2006-12-17 13:02:03 · answer #7 · answered by koalabear_012 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All life on this earth has genetic factors that are passed on...............
2006-12-18 00:05:18 · answer #8 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so that you can tell them from leprachans
2006-12-17 13:07:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
so they can hear better
2006-12-17 13:03:05 · answer #10 · answered by george p 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋