goblins in fantasy literature...

[j d worthington]

I'll just have to plead (not so) early senility here.... Yes, Gardner's Svart Alfar and Lyos Alfar are, of course, descended from the northern European tradition of Svartalfe and Lichtalfe (if I am remembering my terms correctly), and so they would be quite closely related; and yes, the Svart Alfar most definitely would fit as goblins in the usual sense....

I would also vote highly for these books -- superb examples of fantasy, "young adult" or no....

 

[Montero]

Is my memory failing me, or does Raymond Feist also use Svart Alfar and Lyos Alfar as names and concepts?