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Encyclopedia > Elf (disambiguation)

The term elf may refer to:


The three-letter abbreviation ELF may refer to: A small forest elf (älva) rescuing an egg, from Solägget (1932), by Elsa Beskow An elf is a mythical creature of Germanic mythology which survived in northern European folklore. ... In many works of modern fantasy, Elves are a race of semi-divine humanoid beings. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1972, in his study at Merton Street (from by H. Carpenter) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) is best known as the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. ... In Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels elves are extradimensional inhuman monsters. ... Terence David John Pratchett OBE is an English fantasy author (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England), best known for his Discworld series. ... The comic book series Elfquest, created by Wendy and Richard Pini, features a race of elves on the World of Two Moons, searching for their origins and place in the world. ... Wendy and Richard Pini are the husband-and-wife team responsible for creating the well-known ElfQuest series of comics, graphic novels and prose works. ... House-elves are fictional creatures in the Harry Potter series. ... J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling, OBE (born 31 July 1965) is an English fiction writer who writes under the name of J. K. Rowling with the adopted middle name of Kathleen. ... Dark elves are the (mostly) evil counterparts of the Light Elves in many mythologies and fantasy settings. ... Drow (pronounced: (drou, rhymes with cow) are a species of elf in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. ... Many fantasy worlds have High Elf races: Calaquendi are the High Elves in J. R. R. Tolkiens Lord of the Rings The High Elves are a race in Warhammer Fantasy High Elves are also magic-addicted Night Elves with pale skin in the Warcraft Universe that were exiled from... For more general description of Wood Elves, see Wood-elves. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Half-elven (Elvish singular Peredhel, plural Peredhil), are the children of the union of Elves and Men. ... In Games Workshops Warhammer Fantasy setting, the High Elves are a race of Elves who live on the Isle of Ulthuan, analogous to Atlantis. ... Wood-elves are Elves that live in forest or wood, often also called Silvan Elves. ... In the world of Warhammer Fantasy, the Dark Elves (Dark Eldar in the Warhammer 40,000 universe) are a race of generally evil elves. ... Warhammer Battle miniatures - Dwarfs, Gotrek & Felix Warhammer or Warhammer Fantasy is a fantasy setting created by Games Workshop, in which many games of that company are set, the best known ones being the Warhammer Fantasy Battles wargame, and the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay role-playing game. ... High Elves as seen in the World of Warcraft. ... The Blood Elves are a race in the fantasy Warcraft Universe. ... Two Night Elves as seen in the World of Warcraft. ... Map of Azeroth as it appears in Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness. ... MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games) follow a client-server model in which players, running the client software, are represented in the game world by an avatar — a graphical representation of the character they play. ... MU Online is a 3D MMORPG produced by Korean company Webzen. ... Elf is a 2003 American comedy film written by David Berenbaum and directed by Jon Favreau. ... Will Ferrell, in his title role in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy John Will William Ferrell (born July 16, 1967) is a comedian, impressionist, and actor who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live. ... Cover of Elfs debut self-titled album Elf was a hard rock band founded in 1969 by singer Ronnie James Dio, guitarist Doug Thaler, keyboardist Micky Lee Soule, and drummer Gary Driscoll. ... Ronnie James Dio on the cover of his band Dios 1997 compilation Anthology Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona on July 10, 1942 [date disputed; this is the most likely date] in Portsmouth, New Hampshire) is a heavy metal vocalist who has performed with Black Sabbath, Ritchie Blackmore... Lightning over Pentagon City in Arlington County, Virginia Lightning is a powerful natural electrostatic discharge produced during a thunderstorm. ... Elf logo Elf Aquitaine is a former French oil company merged with TotalFina to form TotalFinaElf. ... Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Petroleum (from Latin petra – rock and oleum – oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ... A corporation is a legal entity (distinct from a natural person) that often has similar rights in law to those of a Civil law systems may refer to corporations as moral persons; they may also go by the name AS (anonymous society) or something similar, depending on language (see below). ... Total SA (NYSE: TOT) is a multinational energy company, and one of the top four oil companies in the world (along with Shell, BP, and ExxonMobil). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Elf, or Elf Aquitaine, a French petroleum company was acquired by Total Fina to become Total Fina Elf, now Total For various meanings of elf, see elf (disambiguation) page ELF Corporation (エルフ or élf) is a hentai game studio. ... Hentai (変態), a Japanese word meaning strange is used in many western countries to refer to anime, manga, and computer games with explicit sexual or pornographic content (see Japanese pornography). ... HCG may stand for Human chorionic gonadotropin (usually abbreviated with a lowercase h: hCG) H computer graphics (pornographic drawings in H games) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... An H game is a Japanese video or computer game that features pornographic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. ... Isuzu Motors Ltd. ... The TLA (three-letter acronym or three-letter abbreviation) is the most popular type of abbreviation in technical terminology, and is also very common in general language. ...


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Elf (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (195 words)
Elf, a rock group founded by Ronnie James Dio, also known as The Elves and The Electric Elves
Elf Aquitaine, a French oil company that merged with TotalFina to become TotalFinaElf, later renamed Total in 2003.
Elf, since 2000 a major brand of Total.
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