The origin of elves and what are they like?

The origin of the elves is as follows in Nordic mythology: after the great god Odin killed the giant Imil, the elves were born from the giant's body, absorbed the essence of the giant and became spiritual creatures. Among them, there are elves or bright elves on the bright side of the corpse, and dark elves on the backlight side. The bright elves are bright and dazzling, very beautiful. They are usually gentle, cheerful and enthusiastic, and can communicate with trees, flowers, fish and birds, so the gods regard them as friends. According to Icelandic legend, there is another story about their origin: one day, Eve bathed her children by the river, and God came to her. She hid the unwashed children. God asked if all the children could see it, and Eve acquiesced. God was very angry when he heard this: "Hidden children will also be hidden in front of people and can no longer live among human beings." So those children were turned into elves. In many places, people think that the elf is fallen angels; Or after the death of some pagans, their good deeds were not enough to make them go to heaven, but their sins were not enough to settle in hell, so they settled in the Middle Kingdom between them and became elves. Characteristics of Elves In various legends, the characteristics of Elves can be summarized as: long life (sometimes even considered immortal), nobility, elegance, intelligence and beauty, almost integrated with nature, good at using magic and bows and arrows, living in the forest, forming a relatively loose kingdom, and being equal and friendly to each other. Elves are usually disorderly and kind. They are hostile to evil races, but they can get along well with good races (they may be slightly dissatisfied with rude and sloppy dwarves). In the "Dungeons and Dragons" series of games, especially in computer games, playing the elf is often the player's first choice. The novels "The Dark Elf Trilogy" and "The Ice Valley Trilogy", featuring the Dark Elf Ranger Drizzt, make players interested in the underground race of Dungeons and Dragons-the Zall Dark Elf. The typical image of modern elves is tall, thin, calm and unsmiling wizards in solid color robes, often hundreds of years old; Young and beautiful elves are mostly archers crossing the forest. They are natural warriors and shooters, fighting evil to protect nature. I believe it was shaped by Tolkien of The Lord of the Rings.