Question: are elves the same as dwarves?
Answer: Elves and dwarves go back to Norse mythology, while gnomes appeared much later. Dwarves and gnomes tend to have beards, whereas modern elves tend not to. Dwarves were originally friendly, gnomes — tricksters and elves — almost demi-gods. Now elves and gnomes are tricksters and dwarves are standoffish brutes.