In the Caretaker Trilogy, about 10–15% of my elf lore comes from Shakespeare and other Elizabethan or early modern sources. Maybe the same amount comes from other world mythology. Much of the rest comes from Alaric Hall’s masterful PhD dissertation, “The Meanings of Elf and Elves in Medieval England” (2004).

Twenty years on, Dr. Hall sat for an interview with Graham Scheper, which is posted on his YouTube channel. Here it is, if you’re into that kind of thing.