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== Literature ==

* [[The Silmarillion|Gondolin]], Doriath, Nargothrond, [[Lord of the Rings|Rivendell]], and Lothlorien are all examples of this trope, if this trope allows for very large populations, advanced technology (for the setting), expeditionary armies, and large political ambitions. That said, some of them (especially Gondolin, Doriath, and Nargothrond) do have periods of isolation along this trope's lines, and two of them (Gondolin and Nargothrond) meet horrible ends at the hands of the Big Bad they were hiding from.

* [[The Silmarillion|Gondolin]], Doriath, Nargothrond, [[The Lord of the Rings|Rivendell]], and Lothlorien are all examples of this trope, if this trope allows for very large populations, advanced technology (for the setting), expeditionary armies, and large political ambitions. That said, some of them (especially Gondolin, Doriath, and Nargothrond) do have periods of isolation along this trope's lines, and two of them (Gondolin and Nargothrond) meet horrible ends at the hands of the Big Bad they were hiding from.

** The Shire, however, is a classic Hidden Elf Village, apart from the dumpiness and furriness of its inhabitants; and Valinor is a Hidden Elf Village the size of the universe.

* Another literary example: the various forms of Tanelorn in [[Michael Moorcock]]'s writings, a city which exists as a sort of cosmic rest stop for the Eternal Champion, who nonetheless is always compelled to leave eventually.