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A half-elf is a mythological or fictional being, the offspring of an immortal elf and a mortal human. They are often depicted as very beautiful and endowed with magical powers; they may be presented as torn between the two worlds that they inhabit. Half-elves became known in modern times mainly through J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings but have origins in Norse mythology. A half-elf appeared in Lord Dunsany's 1924 book The King of Elfland's Daughter.

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  • A half-elf is a mythological or fictional being, the offspring of an immortal elf and a mortal human. They are often depicted as very beautiful and endowed with magical powers; they may be presented as torn between the two worlds that they inhabit. Half-elves became known in modern times mainly through J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings but have origins in Norse mythology. A half-elf appeared in Lord Dunsany's 1924 book The King of Elfland's Daughter. In Middle-earth, half-elves are the children of Elves and Men, and can choose either Elvish immortality or the mortal life of Men. The elf-maidens Lúthien and Arwen in Tolkien's works both chose mortality to be with the Men that they loved. Scholars have noted that this enabled Tolkien to explore several key themes, including love and death, time and immortality. As a Catholic, he believed that Men, freely choosing to let go, gain release from the world's limitations; whereas if they tried to hold on to life and material things, they would end in darkness. His Elves – except for half-elves – were unable to gain this release. In On Fairy-Stories Tolkien wrote that since men write fairy-stories, these concern the escape from death; and conversely that Elves would tell human-stories about the escape from deathlessness. Since their popularisation by Tolkien, half-elves have become widely-known in role-playing games, and in turn in video games and spin-off films. The role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons features its own race of half-elves, including the character Tanis Half-Elven. (en)
  • Dans différentes œuvres de fiction, principalement celles d'heroic fantasy et de high fantasy, un semi-elfe ou demi-elfe est le fruit de l'union d'un elfe et d'une autre créature humanoïde, le plus souvent humaine. Les semi-elfes sont présents parmi les autres êtres et créatures constituant ce genre d'univers fictifs telles les nains, les gobelins, les orques, les trolls, les ogres, les démons, les nécromanciens, les griffons ou les dragons. * Portail de la fantasy et du fantastique (fr)
  • Een halfelf is een nakomeling uit het huwelijk tussen een mens en een elf. Halfelfen komen bij verschillende vormen van fictie voor. In het werk van verschillende fantasy-schrijvers, waarvan J.R.R. Tolkien wellicht de bekendste is, komen halfelfen voor. Ook in het spellen als Dungeons & Dragons en andere rollenspellen is het mogelijk een halfelf te spelen. (nl)
  • Półelf – potomek elfa i człowieka, występujący w mitologii nordyckiej oraz literaturze i grach fantasy. (pl)
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  • Dans différentes œuvres de fiction, principalement celles d'heroic fantasy et de high fantasy, un semi-elfe ou demi-elfe est le fruit de l'union d'un elfe et d'une autre créature humanoïde, le plus souvent humaine. Les semi-elfes sont présents parmi les autres êtres et créatures constituant ce genre d'univers fictifs telles les nains, les gobelins, les orques, les trolls, les ogres, les démons, les nécromanciens, les griffons ou les dragons. * Portail de la fantasy et du fantastique (fr)
  • Een halfelf is een nakomeling uit het huwelijk tussen een mens en een elf. Halfelfen komen bij verschillende vormen van fictie voor. In het werk van verschillende fantasy-schrijvers, waarvan J.R.R. Tolkien wellicht de bekendste is, komen halfelfen voor. Ook in het spellen als Dungeons & Dragons en andere rollenspellen is het mogelijk een halfelf te spelen. (nl)
  • Półelf – potomek elfa i człowieka, występujący w mitologii nordyckiej oraz literaturze i grach fantasy. (pl)
  • A half-elf is a mythological or fictional being, the offspring of an immortal elf and a mortal human. They are often depicted as very beautiful and endowed with magical powers; they may be presented as torn between the two worlds that they inhabit. Half-elves became known in modern times mainly through J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings but have origins in Norse mythology. A half-elf appeared in Lord Dunsany's 1924 book The King of Elfland's Daughter. (en)
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  • Semi-elfe (fr)
  • Half-elf (en)
  • ハーフエルフ (ja)
  • Halfelf (nl)
  • Półelf (pl)
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