One of my favourite bits of British folklore is the concept of the Elfshot. There s a theory that Anglo-Saxons believed invisible Elves shot people with arrows, and that these attacks were the source of various maladies. Imagine it: a wee creature that just hangs around, waiting to give you arthritis or a weird rash at the end of an arrow. They were sneaky pests and pointy-eared irritants.
After playing through Total War: Warhammer s [official site] Realm of the Wood Elves expansion, I reckon that sounds pretty accurate.