>>281611325
No, that's mostly just a Tolkien and Warhammer thing, with the latter being a direct result of the former. In most stories they're short, which was carried over into D&D.
>>281611510
I norse mythology elves are basically equal to gods. Even in D&D inspired games like neverwinter nights and divinity elves are tall and have lanky propotions. I don't know what slop you read