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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“They used to have cities everywhere in the western forests. But after Grand Princess Olga toppled the Drevlian capital, the rest of their cities started collapsing too. The Alvolk, the Alfish...I think you’d be hard-pressed to find even one village anywhere south of Alfheim, and that’s even shrinking now.”
From Literature
Alfheim, where the light elves live.
From Literature
Skirnir took the sword he had been given, Frey’s sword that fought all by itself, and he returned to Alfheim with it.
From Literature
It was Alfheim, the home of the light elves, where he was always welcomed and acknowledged as overlord.
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There was nowhere like Alfheim, and yet it did not satisfy him.
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