Elf-arrow

Elf-Arrows were arrowheads of flint used in hunting and war by the aborigines of the British Isles and of Europe generally, as they still are among native people elsewhere. Elf-Arrows derived their name from the folklore belief that the arrows fell from the sky, and were used by the Elves to kill cattle and inflict Elfshot on human beings.^[1] Also called 'pixie arrows', according to English folklore.^[2]

Elf-Arrows were sometimes worn as amulets, occasionally set in silver, as a charm against witchcraft.^[3]

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Elf-arrows". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.

^ Merriam -Webster Dictionary: Elf Arrow
^ Carrington, C.E. & JAckson, J. Hampden. "A History of England" CUP Archive, 1919. p. 3
^ Electric Scotland. "Scottish Charms and Amulets" Elf-Arrows

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[1] Merriam -Webster Dictionary: Elf Arrow

[2] Carrington, C.E. & JAckson, J. Hampden. "A History of England" CUP Archive, 1919. p. 3

[3] Electric Scotland. "Scottish Charms and Amulets" Elf-Arrows

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