The world of mythology is shrouded in secrets and riddles. For many centuries, scientists and experts have been trying to refute or confirm the existence of certain creatures that are mentioned in legends, fairy tales and ancient literary works. One of these characters are elves. To find out the answer to the question whether these mythological creatures actually existed will be interesting for everyone.
First, let's tell you a little information and answer the question, who are the "elves"?
In different sources, these characters are characterized in different ways. Combines all descriptions of several facts. Firstly, an elf is almost always a kind creature that helps a person. Secondly, elves are the inhabitants of the forest and its defenders. Thirdly, elves are small creatures with wings, light skin tone, looking more like children than adults.
You can endlessly talk about real situations involving elves. Even nowadays, information about creatures that resemble these fairy-tale characters periodically appears. Eyewitness accounts, photos, facts proven by scientists - all this does not allow us to confidently say that there are no elves and never have been. It is worth mentioning two moments from history that will reveal this mystery to some extent.
A very interesting chronicle was found in one of the Scottish monasteries. Several centuries ago, a badly wounded man was brought to the church. His appearance was described as follows: small in stature, with very light skin, the language in which the person spoke could not be determined. It would seem that there is nothing special here, but further in the description it was indicated that the wounded's ears were very elongated and pointed. In addition, after the cure, another interesting fact came to light - the man possessed phenomenal accuracy and could shoot from all types of weapons. He hit the target from any distance and did it practically with his eyes closed. So the unusual shooter stayed in the church, gradually learned the language and told a story about his people, which he called "Elwe". It was not possible to establish where representatives of this genus lived.
The second interesting fact concerns the world of medicine. Everyone knows that scientists in this field are not inclined to believe in mythology or the paranormal. All conclusions are usually based solely on facts. There is such a diagnosis as Williams syndrome. People suffering from this disease are described very much like the well-known elves. The only exception is the lack of wings. Small stature, pale skin, childish facial expressions, special outlines of the nose, lips and eyes - all these features can be found in any description of an elf. In addition, patients with Williams syndrome experience an increased sense of compassion for other people, animals, they are very sensitive and impressionable. It has also been observed that such people have a particular interest in music and literature.
The conclusion about whether elves really exist or not, everyone makes in accordance with their beliefs. We can only assume that the prototypes of these creatures did exist, as evidenced by numerous historical and scientific facts.
