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Yes, I haven't encountered any intelligent zombies yet either. But on the other hand, there's a reason they eat brains. :)
And elves, besides being a proud magical people, were also depicted as small humanoids, very small, living in the forest, (not exactly beautiful), shearing wool from animals, and making life difficult for farmers. In general, these parallels in mythology are very interesting. Take, for example, the dragon: it exists in almost every culture. Sometimes it's a huge lizard, sometimes a three-headed snake, or, like in Chinese mythology, a completely different creature. Forest Heresy is very similar; all these living trees... brr... A satyr is a goat-legged creature (partly a leshy), to whom the ability to lead people astray is attributed. Also common are half-human, half-animal creatures, or human-like animals, such as beorn, and various kinds of werewolves.
And according to Scandinavian mythology, dark elves are creatures that, according to one version, are related to dwarves (they are essentially the same), and according to another, to trolls. Nowadays, dark elves are drow, and Salvatore loves to write books about them.
Oh, by the way, regarding observations about Shrek: he is called either an ogre (a giant or a man-eater) or a troll. A troll is a dweller of swamps and rivers in Scandinavian mythology, living under a bridge (a mandatory condition), shaped like a barrel, and shorter than a human. In modern interpretations, a troll is a creature akin to a mountain and embodies its strength.
Orcs are creatures representing early concepts of evil, embodying the dark side of Pluto (Greek Hades). In the Saga of Beowulf, orcs are something like zombies (which is probably why they resemble Tolkien's orcs, he likely took inspiration from there), and their greenish skin is like corpse spots. According to other interpretations, an orc is a creature with a boar's head (as seen in Heroes of Might and Magic IV), as well as Warcraft-like freedom fighters (similar to those in Heroes of Might and Magic III). Also, orcs are elves transformed by magic (or fallen elves). In general, there are many theories, and it's hard to grasp them all at once.
And elves, besides being a proud magical people, were also depicted as small humanoids, very small, living in the forest, (not exactly beautiful), shearing wool from animals, and making life difficult for farmers. In general, these parallels in mythology are very interesting. Take, for example, the dragon: it exists in almost every culture. Sometimes it's a huge lizard, sometimes a three-headed snake, or, like in Chinese mythology, a completely different creature. Forest Heresy is very similar; all these living trees... brr... A satyr is a goat-legged creature (partly a leshy), to whom the ability to lead people astray is attributed. Also common are half-human, half-animal creatures, or human-like animals, such as beorn, and various kinds of werewolves.
And according to Scandinavian mythology, dark elves are creatures that, according to one version, are related to dwarves (they are essentially the same), and according to another, to trolls. Nowadays, dark elves are drow, and Salvatore loves to write books about them.
Oh, by the way, regarding observations about Shrek: he is called either an ogre (a giant or a man-eater) or a troll. A troll is a dweller of swamps and rivers in Scandinavian mythology, living under a bridge (a mandatory condition), shaped like a barrel, and shorter than a human. In modern interpretations, a troll is a creature akin to a mountain and embodies its strength.
Orcs are creatures representing early concepts of evil, embodying the dark side of Pluto (Greek Hades). In the Saga of Beowulf, orcs are something like zombies (which is probably why they resemble Tolkien's orcs, he likely took inspiration from there), and their greenish skin is like corpse spots. According to other interpretations, an orc is a creature with a boar's head (as seen in Heroes of Might and Magic IV), as well as Warcraft-like freedom fighters (similar to those in Heroes of Might and Magic III). Also, orcs are elves transformed by magic (or fallen elves). In general, there are many theories, and it's hard to grasp them all at once.
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