What is "dark elf"

n. 1 (context Norse mythology English) A member of the race of ''Dǫkkálfar'', creatures who live underground. 2 (label en fantasy) A member of a race of (l/en: evil) elves.

Dark elf may refer to:

• Dökkálfar or dark elves, a type of elf in Norse mythology
• Svartálfar or black elves, a type of elf in Norse mythology
• Moriquendi, a fictional race of elves in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium
• Drow (Dungeons & Dragons) or dark elves, a fictional subrace of elves in Dungeons & Dragons
  • The Dark Elf Trilogy, a series of novels by R. A. Salvatore set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe
• Dark Elves (Warhammer), dark elves in the Warhammer fantasy series
• Dunmer a type of elf in the Elder Scrolls fantasy series