October 17th, 2005, 02:14 PM
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Re: Orcs, Elves, and the One Cliché to Rule Them A
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Reverend Zombie said:
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SafeKeeper said:
And Vanheim isn't Elven, it's a Norse-inspired kingdom (and Vikings are so original ).
Øyvind
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The Norse had Elves, too (and I recall reading that the Norse idea of Elf inspired Tolkien.)
According to Wikipedia "Vanir" may have referred to Norse Elves as well as a race of Gods.
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Thank you, wikipedia 
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However, in the Alvíssmál ("The Sayings of All-Wise"), the elves are considered distinct from both the Vanir and the Æsir, as revealed by a series of comparative names in which Æsir, Vanir, and elves are given their own versions for various words in a reflection of their individual racial preferences.
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