The Dark Elves

• First published 1984

The Dark Elves come from the world of Svartalfheim, one of the Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology. They were already ancient when magic was young, and lived mostly in isolation, almost never making any contact with the other races. The Dark Elves, ruled at the time by Kraw the Uncontrollable, entered a devastating war with the Trolls. Many lives were lost in this war, especially on the Dark Elves' side. This war later led the Dark Elves to wage war against the Light Elves, the Dwarves and the Gods. Having experienced the war firsthand, the young Dark Elf Malekith became the evil tyrant obsessed with war.