1) Scandinavian folklore 
Elveskud is the Danish, and most widely used, name for one of the most popular ballads in Scandinavia (The Types of the Scandinavian Medieval Ballad A 63 `Elveskud — Elf maid causes man`s sickness and death`; Danmarks gamle Folkeviser 47; Sveriges Medeltida Ballader 29). ==Origins and distribution== The origins of the ballad are agreed to be ......