Margir staðir eru þar göfugligir. Sá er einn staðr þar, er kallaðr er Álfheimr. Þar byggvir fólk þat, er Ljósálfar heita, en Dökkálfar búa niðri í jörðu, ok eru þeir ólíkir þeim sýnum ok miklu ólíkari reyndum. Ljósálfar eru fegri en sól sýnum, en Dökkálfar eru svartari en bik.
Many places are there, and glorious. That which is called Álfheimr is one, where dwell the peoples called Light-Elves; but the Dark-Elves dwell down in the earth, and they are unlike in appearance, but by far more unlike in nature. The Light-Elves are fairer to look upon than the sun, but the Dark-Elves are blacker than pitch.
Later in the section, in speaking of a hall in the Highest Heaven called Gimlé that shall survive when heaven and earth have died, explains:
Svá er sagt, at annarr himinn sé suðr ok upp frá þessum himni, ok heitir sá Andlangr, en inn þriði himinn sé enn upp frá þeim, ok heitir sá Víðbláinn, ok á þeim himni hyggjum vér þenna stað vera. En Ljósálfar einir, hyggjum vér, at nú byggvi þá staði.
It is said that another heaven is to the southward and upward of this one, and it is called Andlangr; but the third heaven is yet above that, and it is called Vídbláinn, and in that heaven we think this abode is. But we believe that none but Light-Elves inhabit these mansions now.
Álfheimr, this, article, about, place, nordic, mythology, historical, region, region, other, uses, alfheim, disambiguation, norse, cosmology, norse, ˈɑːlvˌhɛimz, land, elves, elfland, anglicized, alfheim, also, called, ljósálfheimr, ljósálf, heimr, ˈljoːsˌɑːlv. This article is about the place in Nordic mythology For the historical region see Alfheimr region For other uses see Alfheim disambiguation In Norse cosmology Alfheimr Old Norse ˈɑːlvˌhɛimz Land of the Elves or Elfland anglicized as Alfheim also called Ljosalfheimr Ljosalf a heimr ˈljoːsˌɑːlv ɑ ˌhɛimz home of the Light Elves is home of the Light Elves Dancing Elves by August Malmstrom 1866 Contents 1 Attestations 1 1 Grimnismal 1 2 Gylfaginning 2 See also 3 Citations 4 Bibliography 4 1 Primary 5 External linksAttestations editAlfheim as an abode of the Elves is mentioned only twice in Old Norse texts Grimnismal edit The Eddic poem Grimnismal describes twelve divine dwellings beginning the stanza 5 with Old Norse text 1 Bellows translation 2 Ydalir heita thar er Ullr hefir ser of gorva sali Alfheim Frey gafu i ardaga tivar at tannfei Ydalir call they the place where Ull A hall for himself hath set And Alfheim the gods to Freyr once gave As a tooth gift in ancient times A tooth gift is a gift given to an infant on the cutting of the first tooth 3 Gylfaginning edit In the 12th century Eddic prose Gylfaginning Snorri Sturluson relates it in the stanza 17 as the first of a series of abodes in heaven Old Norse text 4 Brodeur translation 5 Margir stadir eru thar gofugligir Sa er einn stadr thar er kalladr er Alfheimr THar byggvir folk that er Ljosalfar heita en Dokkalfar bua nidri i jordu ok eru their olikir theim synum ok miklu olikari reyndum Ljosalfar eru fegri en sol synum en Dokkalfar eru svartari en bik Many places are there and glorious That which is called Alfheimr is one where dwell the peoples called Light Elves but the Dark Elves dwell down in the earth and they are unlike in appearance but by far more unlike in nature The Light Elves are fairer to look upon than the sun but the Dark Elves are blacker than pitch Later in the section in speaking of a hall in the Highest Heaven called Gimle that shall survive when heaven and earth have died explains Old Norse text 4 Brodeur translation 5 Sva er sagt at annarr himinn se sudr ok upp fra thessum himni ok heitir sa Andlangr en inn thridi himinn se enn upp fra theim ok heitir sa Vidblainn ok a theim himni hyggjum ver thenna stad vera En Ljosalfar einir hyggjum ver at nu byggvi tha stadi It is said that another heaven is to the southward and upward of this one and it is called Andlangr but the third heaven is yet above that and it is called Vidblainn and in that heaven we think this abode is But we believe that none but Light Elves inhabit these mansions now See also editAlfheimbjerg Fairyland a folkloric location sometimes referred to as Elfame Svartalfaheimr Svartalfar black elves Citations edit Grimnismal ON Stanza 5 Bellows 2004 Grimnismol stanza 5 Bellows 2004 Grimnismol stanza 5 notes a b Gylfaginning ON Chapter 17 a b Sturluson 2018 Gylfaginning chapter 17 Bibliography editPrimary edit Bellows Henry Adam 2004 The poetic Edda the mythological poems Mineola NY Dover Publications ISBN 9780486437101 Sturluson Snorri 2018 The Prose Edda Translated by Brodeur Arthur Gilchrist Franklin Classics Trade Press ISBN 9780344335013 Grimnismal Old Norse heimskringla com Retrieved 3 April 2023 Gylfaginning Old Norse heimskringla no Retrieved 3 April 2023 External links edit nbsp Media related to Alfheimr at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This article relating to a Norse myth or legend is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about sagas is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfheimr amp oldid 1193921770, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
