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Alp (folklore)
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An alp is a supernatural being in German folklore.
Nachtmahr (Night-mare), by Johann Heinrich Füssli (1802), depicts an alp sitting on the sleeper's chest, with a mare staring through the background.
Nachtmahr (Night-mare), by Johann Heinrich Füssli (1802), depicts an alp sitting on the sleeper's chest, with a mare staring through the background.
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An elf is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic folklore. Elves appear especially in North Germanic mythology, being mentioned in the Icelandic Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda.
Alp (folklore)
…that it wears a magic cloak called a Tarnkappe, from which it draws its powers. The word Alp is the German form of the word that comes into English as elf, both descended from Common Germanic. It is also known by the following names: trud, mar, mart, mahr, schrat, and walrider. Many variations of the…
Ängsälvor (Swedish "Meadow Elves") by Nils Blommér (1850)
Ängsälvor (Swedish "Meadow Elves") by Nils Blommér (1850)
Alden Valley, Lancashire, a place possibly once associated with elves
Alden Valley, Lancashire, a place possibly once associated with elves
Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Kibble Palace. William Goscombe John, The Elf, 1899.
Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Kibble Palace. William Goscombe John, The Elf, 1899.
Portrait of Margarethe Luther, believed by her son Martin to have been afflicted by elbe ("elves")
Portrait of Margarethe Luther, believed by her son Martin to have been afflicted by elbe ("elves")