Dark elf may refer to: * Dökkálfar or dark elves, a type of elf in Norse mythology. *

Svartálfar In Norse cosmology, svartálfar ( O.N. "black elves", "swarthy elves", sing. svartálfr), also called myrkálfar ("dark elves", "dusky elves", "murky elves", sing. myrkálfr), are beings who dwell in Svartálfheim (''Svartálf eimr'', "home of th ...

or black elves, a type of elf in Norse mythology *

Moriquendi In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the Elves or Quendi are a sundered (divided) people. They awoke at Cuiviénen on the continent of Middle-earth, where they were divided into three tribes: Minyar (the Firsts), Tatyar (the Seconds) and Nelyar ...

, a fictional race of elves in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium *

Drow The drow ( or ) or dark elves are a dark-skinned and white-haired subrace of Elf (Dungeons & Dragons), elves connected to the Subterranea (geography), subterranean Underdark in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy roleplaying game. The drow have t ...

, or dark elves, a fictional subrace of elves in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' **''

The Dark Elf Trilogy ''The Dark Elf Trilogy'' is a prequel to the ''Icewind Dale Trilogy'' by R. A. Salvatore. Drizzt Do'Urden, a Drow (Dungeons & Dragons), drow, or dark elf, was originally written as a supporting character in the ''Icewind Dale Trilogy'' to Wulfga ...

'', a series of novels by R. A. Salvatore set in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' universe * Dark Elves, a type of elf in the ''Warhammer'' fantasy series **

Drukhari ''Warhammer 40,000'' is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987 ...

a.k.a. Dark Eldar, their ''Warhammer 40,000'' counterparts * Dunmer, a type of elf in the ''Elder Scrolls'' fantasy series

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