The Aen Elle (Elder Speech: People of the Alders or Alder Folk), are elves who inhabit another world and are culturally distinct from Aen Seidhe elves.
The latter arrived on the Continent after the Conjunction of the Spheres following the destruction of their ancestral homeworld. In the world of the Aen Elle, elves are constantly at war with unicorns. The King of the Alders, Auberon Muircetach, governed his people from the capital city of Tir ná Lia.
Their language, the Ellylon, is a variant of the Elder Speech.
A book about Aen Elle use of magic was written by Geoffrey Monck.
Notable Aen Elle
The World of the Witcher
There is a quote from Gerhart of Aelle where he is describing this elven group:
The oldest Aen Seidhe legends speak of another tribe of elves- the Aen Elle, which in Elder Speech means the People of the Alders. Their paths are said to have diverged ages ago, when the Conjunction of the Spheres gave birth to dozens, or perhaps even hundreds, of other worlds. The lord of the Aen Elle was supposedly Auberon Muircetach, known as the king of the Alders, who ruled from the city Tir na Lia. Several fantastical tales of this king exist, but it is not for me to judge here whether there is a kernel of truth in these legends.
- Hen Gedymdeith, "The Legends of the Elder Races"
Trivia
- The Aen Elle are likely based on the dark elves of Norse mythology and the Unseelie Court of Fairies in Scottish folklore.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 in The Witcher game series