Elf dance
The Dance of the Elves is in the Nordic-Germanic mythology of the dance of the spirits of the air elves . The dance is also called Albleich , as elves were called Alfen in Old Norse and Älf in Anglo-Saxon . According to tradition, these beings preferred to come together in the moonlight on warm summer nights to perform this "gorgeous" dance.
literature
- [1] Otto Schneider: Dance Lexicon. Verlag Schott, Mainz 1985. ISBN 3795728002 - main source of this article, secondary literature
- [2] FM Böhme: History of Dance in Germany. 1886, p. 12. - Not viewed, primary literature referenced in [1]