Elfland

elfland English Alternative forms en Elfenland Elvenland en elfland Etymology From en enm elfland, equivalent to en elf land; the idea of a home for elves appears in Scots sco Elfhame and Old Norse non Álfheimr. Proper noun The land of the elves; home of the elves. en 1828 Thomas Keightley Thomas Keightley The Fairy Mythology London II William Harrison Ainsworth 160 Elf-land was the name of the realm ruled by the king of Phairie. en 1850 Alfred Lord Tennyson The Splender Falls O sweet and far from cliff and scar / The horns of Elfland faintly blowing. en 1890 M.A. Curtois Elf-Knights Remington and Co. London 43 For there could be no doubt of it - it was true beyond disputing; he had met the best knight in Elfland, and he was not defeated yet! Translations The land of the elves Old Norse: non Álfheim, non Álfheimr Scots: sco Elfin, sco Elfan References Wikipedia article, Álfheim. Accessed April 16, 2007. en Fictional locations