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Alfheim

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[alv-heym] / ˈælvˌheɪm /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. the domain of elves.


Etymology

Origin of Alfheim

< Old Norse Alfheimr, equivalent to alf- (stem of alfr ) elf + heimr world, home

Example Sentences

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Skirnir took the sword he had been given, Frey’s sword that fought all by itself, and he returned to Alfheim with it.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

It was Alfheim, the home of the light elves, where he was always welcomed and acknowledged as overlord.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

There was nowhere like Alfheim, and yet it did not satisfy him.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

So she wandered forth from Asgard on her way to Frey’s bright home in Alfheim, where he lived among his happy, busy little elves.

From Asgard Stories Tales from Norse Mythology by Cummings, Mabel H.

First there was Frey's castle Alfheim, that is the sun, which born newly, Starts once again to ascend the steep pathway of Heaven at Yule-time.

From Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance by Holcomb, Martha A. Lyon

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