The Dangers of Elves

In Norse mythology, elves were mainly thought of as females who lived in the hills and mountains of stone. Scandinavian folklore described them as fair-haired, dressed in white, and dangerous when offended. In many folktales, elves were given the role of the disease spirits. An elf could inflict horrible skin rashes on the one who offended them,. The term was called an elven blow. A tangle in a person's hair was called an elf lock, and birthmarks were referred to as elf marks. It is said that if someone you knew underwent a severe personality change, becoming depressed or listless, it was because they had been replaced by the elves.