Brownie (elf) - Brownie (elf) A brownie is a legendary kind of elf popular in folklore around England and Scotland. Customarily they are said to inhabit houses and aid in tasks around the house. However, brownies do not like to be seen and will only work at night, perhaps in exchange for small gifts or food. They usually abandon the house if their gifts are called payments, or if they are offered gifts of clothes (no matter how shabby their own clothes are). In some stories, brownies have no noses. By extension, the name of Brownie was given to the junior branch of the Girl Guides (American Girl Scouts). See also: legendary creature, elf.
Elf - Elf Elves are mythical creatures of Germanic mythology often pictured in folktales as small people with mischievous personalities. They are sometimes said to be invisible. However Elf and other terms like Fairy, Pucca, Hob, Brownie, and so forth are not clearly distinguished in English folklore, nor are similar terms in other European languages. Norse mythology knows of Light-elves (Liosálfar) who dwell in the third space in heaven, Dark-elves (Döckálfar) and Black-elves (Svartalfar), the Black-Elves being identifed with Dwarfs though in general Elves and Dwarfs are distinguished in surviving Norse literature. But about Elves (other than Black-elves/Dwarfs) little is said. They are often mentioned along with the gods, apparently as lesser spirits of nature. So little has survived that we have no idea as to whether these.
Brownie - Brownie This is a disambiguation page. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link. The Kodak Brownie camera was one of the first affordable box cameras. A brownie is a kind of elf. Boston Brownie, often referred to simply as "brownie", is a kind of chocolate cake. The Brownies is the name for the junior Girl Guides in Britain and Canada..
Humanoid - by advancing the story of a primordial humanoid civilization that seeded the galaxy with their DNA, thus causing other humanoid species to emerge. In most cases, however, the reason for the similarity is not explained, and it is regarded simply as a dramatic convention. Humanoid can also used to describe Neanderthals and most non-human primates. Fantasy humanoids Dwarf Hobbit or Halfling Pixie Leprechaun Fairy/Faerie/Faery Elf Troll Brownie Werewolf Vampire Zombie Ghost or Spectre Wight.
Fantasy bestiary - also created a number of monsters and races especially for role-playing games. Some of these monsters have become quite popular in role-playing circles, and their popularity has spread to other media outside of role-playing games. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Humans and demihumans 2 Fey 3 Extraplanar/otherworldly 4 Monsters adapted from outside sources 5 Monsters created especially for role-playing games 6 Undead 7 See also Humans and demihumans Bugbear Drow (dark elf) Dwarf Elf Gnome Goblin Groll Halfling / Hobbit Human Kobold Orc Troll Fey Brownie Dryad Fairy Leprechaun Naiad Nereid Nymph Pixie Satyr Sprite Extraplanar/otherworldly Angel Demon Devil Djinn Efreet Elemental Imp Monsters adapted from outside sources Banshee Behemoth Beholder Basilisk Centaur Cerberus Chimaera Cockatrice Cyclops Doppelgänger Dragon (also, "Wyrm"): European dragon, Chinese dragon Ettin Gargoyle Giant Golem Gorgon (Medusa).
Robin Goodfellow - folklore is a euphemistic personification of a half-tamed, troublesome elf or hob-goblin, a prankster who is the domesticated aspect of Puck (cf. Puck). There is a reference to him in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night’s Dream, ii. 1. Either I mistake your shape and making quite, Or else you are that shrewd and knavish sprite Called Robin Goodfellow... Those that Hob-goblin call you, and sweet Puck, You do their work, and they shall have good luck. The earliest reference to 'Robin Goodfellow' cited by the O.E.D. is of 1531, The name Robin is Middle English in origin, deriving from Old French Robin, the pet form for the name Robert. After Meyerbeer's successful opera Robert le Diable(1831), neo-medievalists and occultists began to apply the name Robin Goodfellow to the Devil, with appropriately extravagant imagery..
List of fictional species - that historically humans have thought were real. Abatwa Ajatar Aziza Banshee Basilisk Beast of Bodmin Behemoth Bigfoot Boggart Brownie (elf) Centaur Cerberus Chimaera Chupacabra Cyclopes Demon Dragon (also, "Wyrm"): European dragon, Chinese dragon Individual Dragons Dryad Duergar Dwarf Elf Fairy Feeorin Gargoyle Ghoul Giant Giant animals Giant squid (Kraken) Gnome Goblin Golem Gorgon Griffin Hag Harpy Hippocampus Hippogriff Hobgoblin Huldrefolk Huracan Hydra Kappa Kitsune and Tanuki Knockers Kobold Kwyjibo Leprechaun Leviathan Loch Ness monster Manticore Merfolk Mimi Mo-o Mummy Nagumwasuck Naiad Nereid Nymph Odhow Ogre Oni Orc Phoenix Pixie (or Pixy) Polevik Pooka, see Puck_(mythology) Redcap Ri Roc Salamander Satyr Sea serpent Seelie Sidehill Gouger Simurgh Skvader Sluagh Spriggan Squonk Taniwha Tarasque Troll Trowe Unicorn Vampire Werewolf Wight Wyvern Yeti Zombie Youkai Individual Creatures Bahamut Fenris Kujuta Leviathan Minotaur Ouroboros Pegasus.
House-Elf - House-Elf House-Elves are fictional creatures that exist in the world of Harry Potter. They are bound to serve one family forever unless they are set free. If not, their children will continue to serve their master's family. House-Elves wear things like pillow cases and tea cozies, because they are not allowed clothes. If a house-elf's master were to give them any clothing, even a sock, the elf would be free to leave their family forever. At the end of Chamber of Secrets, Harry tricks Lucius Malfoy into freeing his house-elf, Dobby. Most House-Elves would be offended if given clothes, for it would mean that they had failed to properly serve their master, but some (like Dobby) enjoy being free. However, Dobby still doesn't want to be paid.
Brownie McGhee - Brownie McGhee Walter "Brownie" McGhee (1915 - 1996) was a folk-blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaborations with the harmonica player Sonny Terry. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and suffered from polio as a child, which incapacitated his leg. McGhee spent much of his youth immersed in music, singing with local harmony group (the Golden Voices Gospel Quartet) and teaching himself the guitar. At the age of 22 he was became travelling musician, meeting and befriending Blind Boy Fuller, whose guitar playing influenced him greatly, (to the extent that after Fuller's death in 1941, McGhee adopted his mentor's name, styling himself Blind Boy Fuller II). By that McGhee was recording for Okeh records in Chicago, but his real success did not come until.
Gelfling - Gelfling Gelflings are elf-like beings who populated the fictional world of Jim Henson's 1982 movie The Dark Crystal. Jen and Kira are the only two known survivors of a massacre perpetrated by the diabolical Skeksis of their race. Gelflings can speak in the languages of animals and upon physical contact with one another share thoughts, memories, and emotions in a process called dreamfasting. Female gelflings can also fly utilizing retractable birdlike wings. Jen and Kira were instrumental in fulfilling the prophecy that restored the crystal to its natural state..
ELF - ELF ELF is an acronym for Eritrean Liberation Front There is also an object code format called ELF, Executable and Linkable Format, used on many new Unix-like operating systems. The name ELF also refers to extremely low-frequency electromagnetic radiation, involved in upper atmosphere lightning-related phenomena and in strategic communication with naval submarines. The frequency band in question is 30-300 hertz. ELF is also an acronym for the Endangered Language Fund, which serves as a focus group to help document and where possible record and preserve human languages threatened with extinction. Their web site is to be found at: http://sapir.ling.yale.edu/~elf/. ELF is an acronym for the direct action terrist group Earth Liberation Front, whose members often refer to themselves as Elves. See also: For the mythical creatures:.
Elfenland - making for the best game. Each player tries to reach as many cities as possible and then return to his "home city." Home cities are drawn at the beginning of the game from a pack of city cards and they remain hidden throughout the game. Players move using transportation cards. Elves can travel on a wide variety of vehicles including troll wagons, elf cycles, rafts, giant pigs, unicorns, dragons and magic clouds. Different types of transportation will travel better over different terrain. There is only one problem: you cannot travel over a route (except water) unless there is a tile of that type on the board. Before anyone can move, tiles are drawn and laid out across the board and this part is the one that calls for the most strategy.
Elfstedentocht - actually an organisation "Committee Elfsteden Nee" that is opposed to the race and sabotaged the route 1997 by laying salt on the ice at one place). These are called "kluning points" (from Frisian language klunen) and the skaters walk on their skates to the next stretch of good ice. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Winners 3 External Links History The Elfstedentocht was already part of Frisian tradition, when in 1890, Pim Mulier conceived the idea of an organised tour, which was first held in 1909. After this race, the Stichting Friese Elf Steden was established to take care of the organisation. Since 1909, the tour has been held 15 times. The often cold weather and harsh conditions have helped to make the race a major event in the Netherlands,.
Elfquest - a piece of "magic" lodestone, which inadvertently acts as a crude compass, they make an extremely ardous journey across the wasteland until they encounter an oasis called Sorrow's End, populated by a sedentary elfin race called the Sun Folk. After an initial misunderstanding, the two races quickly unite in smooth fashion with each side willing to adjust to their new companions to their mutual benefit. The Wolfriders enjoy the benefits of a more sophisticated culture with revealing knowledge about the past and elders who have more advanced psionic skills while the Sun Folk benefit from a band of strong hunters and defenders of their desert refuge from humanity. The only major conflict is between Cutter and the Sunfolk's chief hunter, Rayek over the affections of Leetah, the healer of the colony,.
Elf Power - Elf Power Elf Power is a rock band whose style often resembles psychedelic rock. They are originally from Athens, Georgia, and consist of guitarist/vocalist Andrew Rieger, keyboardist Laura Carter, guitarist/violinist Adrian Finch, and percussionist Aaron Wegelin. They are part of the Elephant 6 Collective, a large group of musicians whose offshoot projects include bands such as Neutral Milk Hotel, Apples In Stereo and Beulah. Discography Nothing's Going to Happen (2002), an album of relatively obscure covers from cult favorite acts such as Bad Brains, Buzzcocks, Roky Erickson and Flaming Lips Creatures (2002) The Winter Is Coming (2000) A Dream in Sound (1999) When the Red King Comes (1997) Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs (1995).
Elf Aquitaine - Elf Aquitaine Elf Aquitaine is a former French oil company merged with Total and Petrofina to form Total.
Elf (D & D) - Elf (D & D) Elves in D&D (and AD&D) are based on J.R.R. Tolkien's elves. Personality: Physical Description: Elves are short and slim by human standards, with pointy ears & bony cheeks; they bear a striking resmblence to Star Trek's Vulcans Relations: Alignment: they tend toward Chaotic Good Lands: Woodlands Religion: Elves follow Corellon Larethian Language: Names: Adventurers: ELVEN RACIAL TRAITS: See also: Elves (Middle-earth) which are themselves based on the elves of Norse mythology and English folklore. Elf (Norse mythology). List of races in role-playing games..
Dark Elf - Dark Elf In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, the Moriquendi -- the Elves of Darkness -- are, in essence, the Elves that did not cross over the sea and behold the light of the Two Trees in Valinor. They lingered on the shores of Middle-earth or, indeed, never passed the Blue Mountains on the east of Beleriand or the Misty Mountains further to the east. "Those Elves the Calaquendi call the Umanyar, since they came never to the land of Aman and the Blessed Realm; but the Umanyar and the Avari alike they call the Moriquendi, Elves of the Darkness, for they never beheld the Light that was before the Sun and Moon." Other dark elves from other fictional created worlds are the very different Drow elves.
Alice B. Toklas brownie - Alice B. Toklas brownie An Alice B. Toklas brownie is a dessert containing cannabis. Eating such a brownie can result in the same psychoactive effect or "high" as smoking marijuana, although it may be delayed or mitigated due to slower absorption of the THC through the digestive tract. The name derives from Alice B. Toklas, the lover of Gertrude Stein, who included a recipe for "Haschich Fudge" in her 1954 Alice B. Toklas Cook Book, a volume intended not so much as a cookbook but as reminiscences on her life with Ms. Stein. However, prior to publication Ms. Toklas was short of recipes, and the recipe in question was contributed by her friend Brion Gysin as a joke. The recipe was introduced: "This is the food of Paradise..
Brownie (camera) - Brownie (camera) The Kodak Brownie box camera, introduced in 1900, was a very simple camera that anyone could use. Equally important, at an initial cost of one US dollar, it was also a camera that almost anyone could afford. It introduced the concept of the snapshot. External Links The Brownie camera @ 100: A celebration.
