Details
Located:
Cintra
The Valley
Westland
Morrowindl
See Also:
Featured Land Elves
Elven High Council
Home Guard
The Black Watch
Books
Appeared In:
Armageddon’s Children
The Elves of Cintra
The Gypsy Morph
Bearers of the Black Staff
The Measure of the Magic
First King of Shannara
The Sword of Shannara
The Elfstones of Shannara
The Wishsong of Shannara
The Scions of Shannara
The Druid of Shannara
The Elf Queen of Shannara
The Talismans of Shannara
Ilse Witch
Antrax
Morgawr
Jarka Ruus
Tanequil
Straken
Wards of Faerie
Bloodfire Quest
Witch Wraith
The High Druid’s Blade
The Darkling Child
The Stiehl Assassin
The Last Druid
Short Stories
Appeared In:
Allanon’s Quest
Mentioned In:
The Black Irix
The Shannara Chronicles
Appeared In:
Chosen Part 1
Chosen Part 2
Fury
Changeling
Reaper
Pykon
Breakline
Utopia
Safehold
Ellcrys
Druid
Wraith
Graymark
Dweller
Paranor
Crimson
Warlock
Amberle
Wilderun
Blood
Location
The Land Elves changed the location of Arborlon and their homeland a number of times.
In the Old World they had hidden themselves away from the Humans and lived in the Cintra. During the Great Wars, an Elf called Kirisin Belloruus was given the task of transporting the Elves and Arborlon to a new location by using the Loden and the Ruhk Staff. This location would eventually be known as The Valley and Arborlon and the Elves would remain there for five hundred years.
Arborlon was later transported to the Westland.
One hundred years before the Heritage of Shannara series, the Elves held a council and decided to leave the Westland. The Federation was encroaching on their territory more and more, and blaming the magic and saying it was the fault of the Elves. As the Eastland, Southland and Northland were already taken, they had the Sky Elves scout out alternate locations for them. They eventually decided on Morrowindl.
With the failing of Morrowindl and the arrival of Wren Ohmsford the decision was made to move Arborlon and the Elves back to the Westland. There they would remain, as the Ruhk Staff could no longer be used.
History
In the early years of Wren Elessedil‘s reign, a contract was drawn up for the Wing Riders to serve them as scouts and messengers along the coast of the Blue Divide. They were provided with goods and coin in exchange.
The Dark Legacy of Shannara series
Had a well trained army but it was dwarfed by the Federation army. Their only real alliance was with the Dwarves. They disdained the help of the Druids.
The Elven Histories
Elven Magic
The Dark Legacy of Shannara series
The only magic of real consequence the Elves had was the Blue Elfstones. They studied the use of magic and a few possessed talismans handed down over the centuries.