Álfheim

Old Norse

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Etymology

Compilation of the words álfr (“elf”) and heim (“home”) and comes from the Old Norse Álfheimr.

Proper noun

Álfheim

  1. The home of the Ljósálfar (light elves, álfar, divine beings), located up in the sky.
  2. Elfland.
  3. Possibly heaven.

References

  • Wikisource:Prose Edda/Gylfaginning (The Fooling Of Gylfe) by Sturluson, Snorri, 13th century Edda, in English. Accessed Apr. 16, 2007
  • Gylfaginning in Old Norse[1] Accessed Apr. 16, 2007.
  • Bulfinch, Thomas (1834). Bulfinch's Mythology. New York: Harper & Row, 1970, p. 348. ISBN 0-690-57260-3.
  • Marshall Jones Company (1930). Mythology of All Races Series, Volume 2 Eddic, Great Britain: Marshall Jones Company, 1930, pp. 220-221.
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