I'm doing research on folklore, and came across a statement that elves
hate fairies. I have two questions:
1. Why do Elves hate Fairies?
2. If not Elves, why do any 4th dimensional beings dislike Fairies?
Please be as specific as possible.

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Request for Question Clarification by missy-ga on 22 Oct 2003 01:21 PDT

Hi there!

I searched for an answer for you for a couple hours...and found all
kinds of conflicting tales.

One source claims elves and fairies are the same race.  Another claims
that elves and fairies adore one another.  Still another source makes
mention of elves and fairires having a disagreement over some wine in
days gone by, for which many still harbor resentment.  Yet one more
describes elves and fairies as "cousins".

It would seem no one has been able to buttonhole one of them to get a
straight answer.

In what context did you read of this statement?  If you could quote
the source of that, it may help lead us to the information you seek.

--Missy  <-- likes fairies

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Request for Question Clarification by techtor-ga on 22 Oct 2003 03:33 PDT

Hello JJsmall1,
I wonder where you encountered that statement, can you tell us?
Also, the lore about fairies and elves differ in each country or
civilization. For example in one country, an elf is considered a type
of fairy, while in another,  elf and fairy are distinct. In the
legends of one country, they may be allies, while in another country's
lore, they may have been at war. But note also that with things such
as role playing games (Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer) and fantasy
fiction, anybody can create their own lore. I suspect what you saw is
an excerpt from a modern book/game, or a fansite where someone thought
of a fairy vs. elf war.

for jjsmall1-ga. Your question raises a further question as to why
people would believe in fairies, elves, etc. The whole subject is a
spiritual one. It has to be as one of their attributes is to
de-materialize. The only insight into spiritual things we have is the
Bible. The Bible states that there are two types of spiritual beings.
Angels and Demons. Apart from God himself and Jesus, who is his
firstborn.  Angels do exactly as God wants them to and Demons are
rebellious angels, that chose to disobey God. Jude 6 says " And the
angels that did not keep their original position, but forsook their
own proper dwelling place, He has reserved with eternal bonds, under
dense darkness for the judgement of the great day. All the fairy
stories involve magic and God disowns anyone who practices magic.
Leviticus 19:26 " You must not look for omens and you must not
practice magic. This scripture indicates that there is such a thing as
magic, but anyone doing what God wants will have nothing to do with
magic, especially as regards entertainment. And because fairies are
involved in magic, and practice it, therefore they must be demons,
directly going against God`s command. Q.E.D.

Contrary to pugwashjw's assertion, there are plenty of sources of
insight into spiritual things.  Some of the better known ones include
the Torah, Koran(sp?), book of Mormon, and so on.  Even when it comes
to "the" bible, there are many, many versions, each with their own
viewpoint, translation, and (imo) agenda.  Then, of course, there is
the biggest source for "spiritual" insight -- the huge volume of
folklore that has been handed down over many centuries in many
cultures.  As Missy and Techtor pointed out, the interpretations of
these sorts of things are as varied as the many peoples of earth.

This, of course, is what you were researching in the first place, and
the biblical sermon contributed but pugwashjw probably didn't help.

Elves was said to be anti-gay and thus didn't like fairies, but rumors
that he isn't really dead are (as they say) "greatly exaggerated."