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8	An index of fictional stories focusing on and/or revolving around elves. To qualify, the elf (or elves) in question must be a main character, main villain, or otherwise central to the plot. Such works will inevitably make use of one or more ElfTropes.
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10	Compare DragonWorks, GenieWorks, MermaidMedia, and UnicornWorks. Given how [[CreaturesByManyOtherNames elves and fairies are commonly lumped together and/or just different names for the same kind of creature]], there's much overlap with FairyFiction. There might also be a bit of overlap with GoblinWorks and/or LeprechaunFiction.
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12	!!Works:
13	[[index]]
14	[[foldercontrol]]
15
16	[[folder:Multimedia Franchises]]
17	* ''Franchise/BlackClover''
18	* ''Franchise/DragonAge'': There exist two factions of elves: the nomadic Dalish elves and the City elves. Elves from both camps are in very significant roles in the overarching plot.
19	* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'': There are four different races of elves (mer, in-universe): Dark Elves, High Elves, Pariah Elves, and Wood Elves, most of which are playable in several installments.
20	* ''Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium''
21	* ''Franchise/{{Warcraft\|Expanded Universe}}''
22	* ''Franchise/TheWitcher''
23	[[/folder]]
24
25	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
26	* ''Manga/Bastard1988'': One of Dark Schneider's lovers, Arshes Nei, is a dark elf.
27	* ''Manga/BlackClover''
28	* ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'': Marcille, one of the main characters, is an elf, as are [[spoiler:the Lunatic Magician]], one of the main villains, and the Canaries, who try to stop the heroes.
29	* ''Manga/DontHurtMeMyHealer'': The titular healer is a dark elf.
30	* ''Manga/TheDragonTheHeroAndTheCourier'': Yoshida, the main character, is a half-elf.
31	* ''Anime/ElfPrincessRane''
32	* ''Elf 17''
33	* ''Manga/FrierenBeyondJourneysEnd'': Frieren, the main character, is an elf.
34	* ''Manga/IeGaMoeteJinseiDouDemoYokuNattaKara''
35	* ''Manga/ItsMyLifeImomushiNarita''
36	* ''Manga/OtakuElf''
37	* ''Manga/PlusSizedElf''
38	* ''Manga/ThoseWhoHuntElves''
39	* ''Manga/TimeStopHero'': One of the main companions, Fury, is a dark elf. The party later finds a village of standard elves in Chapter 35.
40	[[/folder]]
41
42	[[folder:Audio Plays]]
43	* ''AudioPlay/LeDonjonDeNaheulbeuk''
44	[[/folder]]
45
46	[[folder:Comic Books]]
47	* ''ComicBook/ElfQuest''
48	* ''ComicBook/TheElfWithNoName''
49	* ''ComicBook/{{Hilda}}'': One of the main characters is an elf named Alfur.
50	** ''ComicBook/HildaAndTheMidnightGiant''
51	* ''Comicbook/JingleBelle''
52	* ''ComicBook/LandsOfArran''
53	* ''ComicBook/PoisonElves''
54	[[/folder]]
55
56	[[folder:Fan Works]]
57	* ''Fanfic/ABoyAGirlAndADogTheLeithianScript''
58	* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'': Three of the main P.O.V. characters are elves -- [[BigGood Celestine]] [[TheHighQueen Lucross]], [[ArcVillain Olga]] [[HeelFaceTurn Discordia]], and [[ActionSurvivor Grace]] [[TheFace Campbell]]. Several key components in the plot (FantasticRacism between humanity and dark-elves, dark-elf [[HumanTraffickers trafficking]] and [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil slavery]], etc.) involve elves, especially dark-elves.
59	* ''Fanfic/{{Stargazer}}'': One of the main characters is an elf.
60	** ''Fanfic/NoStarsInSight'': Rewrite of ''Stargazer'' with the same elf as one of the main characters.
61	[[/folder]]
62
63	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
64	* ''WesternAnimation/ArthurChristmas'': There are plenty of Christmas elves featured, and one of them joins Arthur in his quest to deliver a missed present.
65	* ''WesternAnimation/ElfBowlingTheMovieTheGreatNorthPoleElfStrike''
66	* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlightOfDragons'': One of the protagonists, Giles, is an elf.
67	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLordOfTheRings''
68	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Onward}}'': The two main characters are elf brothers.
69	* ''WesternAnimation/PrepAndLanding'': Two elves go ahead of Santa Claus to prepare each house for his arrival.
70	* ''WesternAnimation/QuestForAHeart'': Millie the elf is one of the main characters.
71	* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic''
72	[[/folder]]
73
74	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
75	* ''Film/{{Elf}}''
76	* ''Film/HarryPotter''
77	** ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'': House elf Dobby has a key role.
78	** ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'': Both Dobby and Kreacher are critical to both the story as a whole and Harry's final victory.
79	* ''Film/HellboyIITheGoldenArmy''
80	* ''Film/TheHobbit''
81	** ''Film/TheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourney''
82	** ''Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug''
83	** ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies''
84	* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''
85	** ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing''
86	** ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers''
87	** ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing''
88	* ''Film/TheMagicalChristmasTree''
89	* ''Film/RolloAndTheSpiritOfTheWoods'': The main plot is about the conflict between a village of elves and the troll-like Rolleys.
90	* ''Film/SAGACurseOfTheShadow''
91	* ''Film/TheSantaClause''
92	** ''The Santa Clause 2''
93	** ''The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause''
94	* ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'': The Dark Elves are the main antagonists.
95	[[/folder]]
96
97	[[folder:Literature]]
98	* ''Literature/AnArchdemonsDilemmaHowToLoveYourElfBride''
99	* ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'': Many major characters are elves, including the deuteragonist.
100	* ''Literature/BerenAndLuthien''
101	* ''Literature/BlackCloverTheBookOfTheBlackBulls''
102	* ''Literature/BlackCloverOrderOfKnightsBook''
103	* ''[[Literature/TheHistoryOfMiddleEarth The Book of Lost Tales]]''
104	* ''Literature/TheBrokenSword''
105	* ''Literature/TheCemeteriesOfAmalo''
106	* ''Literature/TheChildrenOfHurin''
107	* ''Literature/ChristmasElf''
108	* ''Literature/{{Dragaera}}'': The Dragaeran race are elves by another name and the world's dominant species.
109	* ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}''
110	** ''Literature/TheElvenNationsTrilogy''
111	** ''Literature/KingpriestTrilogy''
112	** ''Literature/TheLegendOfHuma''
113	** ''Literature/DragonlanceTheNewAdventures''
114	* ''The Elder Scrolls''
115	** ''Literature/TheElderScrolls''
116	** ''Literature/TheElderScrollsInUniverseBooks''
117	* ''Literature/{{Eldraeverse}}'': The eponymous Eldrae are elves in all but name (pointy ears, taller than humans, long lifespans).
118	* ''Literature/TheElfMaiden''
119	* ''Literature/ElfslayerChronicles''
120	* ''Literature/TheElvenWays''
121	* ''Literature/TheElvesAndTheCobbler''
122	* ''Literature/TheEminenceInShadow'': Most of the main character's allies are elves.
123	* ''Literature/TheFallOfGondolin''
124	* ''Literature/TheFallOfNumenor''
125	* ''Literature/FarmingLifeInAnotherWorld''
126	* ''Literature/{{Gate}}'': Two of the main characters, Tuka and Yao, are elves.
127	* ''Literature/TheGoblinEmperor'': The main character is half-elf/half-goblin.
128	* ''Literature/GriffinsDaughter'': The main character is a half-elf.
129	* ''Literature/TheHalfbloodChronicles''
130	* ''Harry Potter''
131	** ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'': The house elf Dobby plays a major role.
132	** ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'': House elf Winky's subplot isn't as important to the core plot of the book itself but has major long-term ramifications, including the impetus for Hermione's elf-rights activism that carries through the whole second half of the series.
133	** ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'': House elf Kreacher plays an important role in the climax.
134	** ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'': Both Dobby and Kreacher are critical to both the story as a whole and Harry's final victory.
135	* ''Literature/TheHeroAndHisElfBrideOpenAPizzaParlorInAnotherWorld''
136	* ''Literature/HighSchoolProdigiesHaveItEasyEvenInAnotherWorld'': The most prominent character aside from the titular prodigies is Lyrule, who's an elf.
137	* ''Literature/HildaTieInSeries'': The aforementioned Alfur continues to be a main character.
138	* ''Literature/TheHobbit''
139	* ''[[Literature/ImABehemothAnSRankedMonster I'm a Behemoth, an S-Ranked Monster, but Mistaken for a Cat, I Live as an Elf Girl's Pet]]''
140	* ''Literature/InsteadOfThreeWishes'' (of the short story collection of the same name) features the Elf Realm of South Minney, a court of fae ruled by the Elvish Prince Mechemel.
141	* ''Literature/IronElves''
142	* ''Literature/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'': One of the main protagonists, Halkara, is an elf.
143	* ''[[Literature/JunipersChristmas Juniper's Christmas]]''
144	* ''Literature/KeeperOfTheLostCities'': The main character is an elf.
145	* ''Literature/TheKingOfElflandsDaughter''
146	* ''Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt'':
147	** ''Literature/TheIcewindDaleTrilogy''
148	** ''Literature/TheDarkElfTrilogy''
149	** ''Literature/LegacyOfTheDrowSeries''
150	** ''Literature/PathsOfDarkness''
151	** ''Literature/TheHuntersBladesTrilogy''
152	** ''Literature/{{Transitions}}''
153	** ''Literature/TheNeverwinterSaga''
154	** ''Literature/CompanionsCodex''
155	** ''Literature/{{Homecoming\|Drizzt}}''
156	* ''Literature/LoomingGaia'': Three of the Freelance Good Guys, Jeimos, Linde, and Zeffer, are elves. Several supporting characters are also elves.
157	* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''
158	* ''Literature/MemorySorrowAndThorn'': The Slithi and Norn are high elves and dark elves, respectively, by another name.
159	* ''Literature/MushokuTenseiJoblessReincarnation''
160	* ''Literature/NickolaiOfTheNorth''
161	** ''Nickolai's Quest''
162	* ''Literature/PathOfTheEldar''
163	* ''Literature/PhantomsOfFear''
164	* ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'': One of the protagonists is Princess Gwenevrael, a half-elf ranger princess, and the elves' DecadentCourt wants to exert its machinations on her.
165	* ''Literature/RecordOfLodossWar''
166	** ''Literature/RecordOfLodossWarTheCrownOfTheCovenant''
167	* ''Literature/TheRiftwarCycle''
168	* ''Literature/SiegeOfSardath''
169	* ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''
170	* ''Literature/SpinningSilver''
171	* ''Literature/SurvivalInAnotherWorldWithMyMistress'': The titular "mistress" is a dark elf.
172	* ''Literature/WelcomeToJapanMsElf''
173	* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': [[MeaningfulName Fey]] is a Sidhe, which are sometimes called elves, and one of the first protagonists, along with the ancient past of the Sidhe and the Five Fold Court they were a part of, having the effects of its fall show themselves during the first generation of stories.
174	* ''Literature/{{Xanth}}'': While the few named Xanthian elves are mostly minor characters, there is a crossover character named Jenny Elf who comes from the World of Two Moons in the above-mentioned ''Elf Quest''. She's a main character in three of the books, and also appears in several others.
175	[[/folder]]
176
177	[[folder:Live-Action Television]]
178	* ''Series/TheBureauOfMagicalThings''
179	* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower''
180	* ''Series/TheSantaClauses''
181	* ''Series/TheShannaraChronicles''
182	* ''Series/{{The Witcher\|2019}}''
183	** ''Series/TheWitcherBloodOrigin''
184	[[/folder]]
185
186	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
187	* ''TabletopGame/DragonlanceFifthAgeDramaticAdventureGame''
188	* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': There are several different kinds of elves all across the franchise.
189	** The Advanced D&D 1st Edition adventure D3 ''Vault of the Drow''
190	** The 2nd Edition Advanced D&D supplements ''The Complete Book of Elves'', ''The Drow of the Underdark'', and ''Elves of Evermeet''
191	* ''TabletopGame/TheElderScrollsCallToArms''
192	* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': Elves are a common creature type, with various civilizations and legendary heroes found across many different planes of the multiverse.
193	[[/folder]]
194
195	[[folder:Theatre]]
196	* ''Theatre/{{Latibaer}}'': Íþróttaálfurinn is a traditional Icelandic elf in these plays, though the later adaptation ''Series/LazyTown'' makes him a superhero instead.
197	[[/folder]]
198
199	[[folder:Video Games]]
200	* ''VideoGame/BetrayalAtKrondor'': This computer game spinoff of the above-mentioned ''Riftwar Cycle'' novels introduced the dark elf chieftain Gorath as one of the main protagonists.
201	* ''VideoGame/DarkElfHistoria''
202	* ''Dragon Age''
203	** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'': Elves are a playable option.
204	** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'': Like the above, elves are a playable option.
205	* ''VideoGame/DragonNest''
206	* ''Dragonlance''
207	** ''VideoGame/DragonStrike''
208	** ''VideoGame/GoldBox''
209	** ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheLance''
210	* ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''
211	* ''The Elder Scrolls''
212	** ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsArena''
213	** ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIDaggerfall''
214	** ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind''
215	** ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion''
216	** ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''
217	** ''VideoGame/AnElderScrollsLegendBattlespire''
218	** ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsAdventuresRedguard''
219	** ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline''
220	** ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsLegends''
221	** ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsBlades''
222	* ''VideoGame/ElfBowling''
223	* ''VideoGame/EternityTheLastUnicorn''
224	* ''VideoGame/{{Heretic}}'': The protagonist, Corvus, is a member of the Sidhe race of elves, who seeks vengeance against the archdemon wizard D'Sparil and his minions for killing most of his people and driving the survivors into hiding.
225	** ''VideoGame/{{Hexen}}''
226	** ''Hexen II''
227	** ''Heretic II''
228	* ''VideoGame/KameoElementsOfPower''
229	* ''VideoGame/MasterOfMagic'': High elves and dark elves are both playable races.
230	* Tolkien's Legendarium:
231	** ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing''
232	** ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsWarOfTheRing''
233	** Peter Jackson film universe:
234	*** ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers''
235	*** ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing''
236	*** ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsTheThirdAge''
237	*** ''VideoGame/TheBattleForMiddleEarth''
238	* ''Franchise/{{Warcraft\|Expanded Universe}}''
239	** ''[[VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} Warcraft II]]'': Elves are first introduced. The High Elf Alleria Windrunner is a major character.
240	** ''[[VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} Warcraft III]]'': Night Elves are a playable faction and the last campaign (and first campaign of the expansion) revolves around them. Blood Elves (the majority of the High Elves, renamed after their near extinction by the Scourge), are a major focus in the expansion, ''The Frozen Throne''.
241	** ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': Night Elves are a playable Alliance race. Blood Elves became a Horde race in ''The Burning Crusade''. Void Elves and Nightborne became Alliance and Horde races respectively in ''Battle for Azeroth''.
242	[[/folder]]
243
244	[[folder:Web Animation]]
245	* ''WebAnimation/DoraleousAndAssociates'': There's Neebs, a dumb elf belonging to the main character's gang who's prone to making wrong decisions at the wrong time especially during battle sequences [[spoiler:who later is sacked from the group and becomes more competent than usual]].
246	[[/folder]]
247
248	[[folder:Webcomics]]
249	* ''[[Webcomic/Alfie2010 Alfie (2010)]]'': A major supporting character who facilitates much of the plot is an elf, and both female main characters interact with him.
250	* ''Webcomic/AnimeNewsNina'': The main character is a "news elf".
251	* ''Webcomic/{{Darken}}''
252	* ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}''
253	* ''Webcomic/EarsForElves''
254	* ''Webcomic/ElfAndWarrior''
255	* ''Webcomic/ElfBlood''
256	* ''Webcomic/ElfLife''
257	* ''Webcomic/{{Elven}}''
258	* ''Webcomic/FlakyPastry'': One of the three main characters is an elf, and an arc revolves around visiting the elven homeland.
259	* ''Webcomic/HarpyGee''
260	[[/folder]]
261
262	[[folder:Web Videos]]
263	* ''WebVideo/{{Oxventure}}'': In their ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' campaigns, Ellen plays a wood elf called Merilwen who is both a druid and a [[{{Shapeshifting}} shape shifter]].
264	[[/folder]]
265
266	[[folder:Western Animation]]
267	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Disenchantment}}'': One of the main characters is an elf named [[ADogNamedDog Elfo]].
268	* ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'': One of the three main characters is a Moonshadow elf, and the series in general is about the strained relations between elves and humans.
269	* ''WesternAnimation/HerselfTheElf''
270	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'': As in the original comics, Alfur the elf is a major character.
271	* ''WesternAnimation/LegoElves''
272	* ''WesternAnimation/LegoElvesSecretsOfElvendale''
273	* ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer'': One of the main characters in this version of the story is Hermey, a North Pole elf who wants to be a dentist instead of a toymaker and is as much of an outcast from the other elves as Rudolph is from the other reindeer.
274	** ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeerAndTheIslandOfMisfitToys''
275	* ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown'': The main character was raised by a family of elves who specialize in toy making.
276	* ''WesternAnimation/SantaInc'': A female North Pole elf working for Santa Claus wants to become the next Santa Claus.
277	* ''WesternAnimation/UnicornWarriorsEternal'': One of the main characters, introduced in the trailer, is a warrior elf.
278	* ''WesternAnimation/TheYearWithoutASantaClaus'': Two of the main characters are a pair of elves who were tasked by Mrs. Claus to help restore Santa's faith in the Christmas spirit.
279	[[/folder]]
280	[[/index]]

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