Elf-Arrows

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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 they were used by the Elves to kill cattle and sometimes human beings in their mischief-joy.

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

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.