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The third module in the series, G3 Hall of the Fire Giant King, again mentions the party's need to find out whatever is behind the giants' alliance, and this time mentions the drow specifically by name. It is hinted in G1 Steading of the Hill Giant Chief (TSR, 1978) that there is a "secret force, some motivational power behind this unusual banding of different races of giants." G2 The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl (TSR, 1978) mentions this guiding force again in its introduction. They are said to be evil, "as dark as faeries are bright", and pictured in tales as poor fighters but strong magic-users. The drow are described as purportedly dwelling deep beneath the surface world, in strange subterranean realms. The drow were first mentioned in the Dungeons & Dragons game in the 1st Edition 1977 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual under the "Elf" entry, where it is stated that "The 'Black Elves,' or drow, are only legend." No statistics are given for the drow in this book, apart from the statistics for normal elves. However, the following entry can be found in abridged editions of Funk & Wagnall's Standard Dictionary of the English Language, such as The Desk Standard Dictionary of the English Language: " In folk-lore, one of a race of underground elves represented as skillful workers in metal. "I wanted a most unusual race as the main power in the Underdark, so used the reference to 'dark elves' from the dictionary to create the Drow." There seems to be no work with this title. Gygax later stated that he took the term from a listing in the Funk & Wagnall's Unexpurgated Dictionary, and no other source at all. Gygax stated, "Drow are mentioned in Keightley's The Fairy Mythology, as I recall (it might have been The Secret Commonwealth-neither book is before me, and it is not all that important anyway), and as Dark Elves of evil nature, they served as an ideal basis for the creation of a unique new mythos designed especially for the AD&D game." The form "drow" can be found in neither work. while the dark elves are blacker than pitch." : 103 the dark elves however live down below the ground. However, in the Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson wrote about the black elves: ". Everything about the Dungeons & Dragons drow was invented by Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax except for the basic concept of "dark elves". Trow/drow was used to refer to a wide variety of evil sprites. The Oxford English Dictionary gives no entry for "drow", but two of the citations under "trow" name it as an alternative form of the word. Public access to the Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site is not yet allowed.The word "drow" is from the Orcadian and Shetland dialects of Scots, an alternative form of " trow", which is a cognate with " troll". Now Inuit and Parks Canada are working together to jointly manage this fascinating National Historic Site. Historical research, Inuit knowledge and the support of many partners made these discoveries possible. Two years later the wreck of HMS Terror was located. In September 2014, an expedition led by Parks Canada discovered the wreck of HMS Erebus in an area that had been identified by Inuit. Their apparent disappearance, prompted a massive search that continued unsuccessfully for nearly 170 years. The ships and crew were last seen by Inuit on King William Island and never returned to England. In 1845, explorer Sir John Franklin set sail from England with two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, in search of a Northwest Passage across what is now Canada's Arctic. The Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site is the first national historic site to be co-managed by Inuit and Parks Canada.