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Alfheim
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English
Etymology
en non Álfheimr.
Proper noun
The home of the Ljósálfar (light elves, álfar, divine beings), located up in the sky.
Elfland.
Possibly heaven.
References
Gylfaginning in Old Norse Accessed Apr. 16, 2007.
Bulfinch, Thomas (1834). Bulfinch's Mythology. New York: Harper & Row, 1970, p. 348. 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.