Álfheimr

== English == === Proper noun === Álfheimr The modern Swedish province of Bohuslän. (Norse mythology) home of the Ljósálfar (Light Elves) and one of the nine realms, also called Ljosalfheim. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (The Nine Realms): Asgard, Jötunheimr, Midgard, Múspellsheimr, Niðavellir, Niflheimr, Svartálfaheimr, Vanaheimr == Old Norse == === Proper noun === Álfheimr m the home of the Ljósálfar (light elves, álfar, divine beings), located up in the sky, according to Norse mythology 1220c, Sturluson, Snorri. Gylfaginning (The Fooling Of Gylfe): 10th century, Grímnismál (Sayings of Grímnir): Elfland possibly heaven ==== Antonyms ==== Svartálfaheim ==== Derived terms ==== Álfheim === Further reading === Wikisource:Poetic Edda/Grímnismál (Sayings of Grímnir), in English. Accessed Apr. 16, 2007 Grímnismál in Old Norse[1]. Accessed Apr. 16, 2007. Wikisource:Prose Edda/Gylfaginning (The Fooling Of Gylfe) by Sturluson, Snorri, in English. Accessed Apr. 16, 2007 Gylfaginning in Old Norse [2] Accessed Apr. 16, 2007. Marshall Jones Company (1930). Mythology of All Races Series, Volume 2 Eddic, Great Britain: Marshall Jones Company, 1930, pp. 220-221.