Alfheim
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Alfheim
< Old Norse Alfheimr, equivalent to alf- (stem of alfr ) elf + heimr world, home
Example Sentences
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There was nowhere like Alfheim, and yet it did not satisfy him.
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
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
Alfheim the gods to Frey gave in days of yore for a tooth-gift.
From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson
Three kinds of elves are mentioned in the Edda: the black dwarfs, and brownies, who both dwelt under ground, and the fair elves, who dwelt in Fairyland or Alfheim.
From Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Spenser, Edmund
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