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Álfheimr

Home of the elves in Nordic mythology

In Norse cosmology, Álfheimr (Old Norse: , "Land of the Elves" or "Elfland"; anglicized as Alfheim), also called "Ljósálfheimr" (Ljósálf[a]heimr , "home of the Light Elves"), is home of the Light Elves.

Etymology

is an Old Norse compound word formed from , and .

Attestations

Álfheim as an abode of the Elves is mentioned only twice in Old Norse texts.

Grímnismál

The Eddic poem Grímnismál describes twelve divine dwellings beginning the stanza 5 with:

Old Norse text	Bellows translation

A tooth-gift is a gift given to an infant on the cutting of the first tooth.

Gylfaginning

In the 12th century Eddic prose Gylfaginning, Snorri Sturluson relates it in the stanza 17 as the first of a series of abodes in heaven:

Old Norse text	Brodeur translation

Later in the section, in speaking of a hall in the Highest Heaven called Gimlé that shall survive when heaven and earth have died, explains:

Old Norse text	Brodeur translation

Citations

Bibliography

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References

(2025-10-12). "ALFHEIM definition in American English {{!}} Collins English Dictionary".
(2025-01-01). "Álfheimr". Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

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