Elves and elf-belief during the Anglo-Saxon period are reassessed in this lively and provocative study.

Introduction
A Medieval Scandinavian Context
The Earliest Anglo-Saxon Evidence
Female Elves and Beautiful Elves
Ælfe, Illness and Healing (1): the `Elf-shot' Conspiracy
Ælfe, Illness and Healing (2): ælfsiden
Anglo-Saxon Myth and Gender
Believing in Early Medieval History
Appendix 1: The Linguistic History of elf
Appendix 2: Two Non-elves
Works Cited
Index