elf

Summary

elf is a Q24534061^[1]. elf has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• elf's instance of is recorded as Q24534061^[3].
• elf's instance of is recorded as mythical people^[4].
• elf is a type of nature deity^[5].
• elf is a type of mythic humanoid^[6].
• elf is a type of Norse mythical character^[7].
• elf is a type of little people^[8].
• elf is part of Germanic mythology^[9].
• elf is part of Norse mythology^[10].
• elf is part of Germanic folklore^[11].
• elf is part of Celtic mythology^[12].
• elf's Commons category is recorded as Elves^[13].
• elf's Unicode character is recorded as 🧝‍^[14].
• elf's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Elves^[15].
• elf's Commons gallery is recorded as Elf^[16].
• elf's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• elf's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• elf's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• elf's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[20].
• elf's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• elf's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• elf's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia^[23].
• elf's different from is recorded as fairy^[24].
• elf's different from is recorded as Jinniyya^[25].
• elf's different from is recorded as jinn^[26].
• elf's different from is recorded as elf in a work of fiction^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Q24534061^[3] and mythical people^[4]. Recorded subclass of include nature deity^[5], mythic humanoid^[6], Norse mythical character^[7], and little people^[8].

Use and Application

Part of include Germanic mythology^[9], a group of mythologies by ethnic group^[28]; Norse mythology^[10], a mythology by ethnic group^[29]; Germanic folklore^[11]; and Celtic mythology^[12], a group of mythologies by ethnic group^[30].

Influence

Things named for elf include Elf Owl^[31], a taxon^[32] and Elf^[33], a film^[34], directed by Jon Favreau^[35].

Why It Matters

elf has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] elf is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for elf include Elf Owl^[31], a taxon^[32] and Elf^[33], a film^[34], directed by Jon Favreau^[35].