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In Norse cosmology, Álfheimr (Old Norse: [ˈɑːlvˌhɛimz̠], "Land of the Elves" or "Elfland"; anglicized as Alfheim), also called "Ljósálfheimr" (Ljósálf[a]heimr [ˈljoːsˌɑːlv(ɑ)ˌhɛimz̠], "home of the Light Elves"), is home of the Light Elves.

Attestations

Álfheim as an abode of the Elves is mentioned only twice in Old Norse texts.

The Eddic poem Grímnismál describes twelve divine dwellings beginning the stanza 5 with:

Old Norse text^[1]	Bellows translation^[2]
Ýdalir heita, þar er Ullr hefir sér of görva sali; Alfheim Frey gáfu í árdaga tívar at tannféi.	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]

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 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:

Old Norse text^[4]	Brodeur translation^[5]
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.

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.
"Grímnismál (Old Norse)". heimskringla.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
"Gylfaginning (Old Norse)". heimskringla.no. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

v t e Elves
Norse mythology and Germanic folklore	Types of elves Alp Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar Huldufólk Svartálfar Notable elves Elegast Erlking Queen of Elphame Völundr Figures associated with Alberich Freyr Helgi Högni Skuld Locations Álfheimr Niðavellir Svartálfaheimr Phenomena Álfablót Álfröðull Elf-arrow Elf-locks Elfshot Half-elf
Tolkien's Middle-earth	Sundering of the Elves Noldor Celebrimbor Fëanor Finwë and Míriel Glorfindel Half-elves Arwen Eärendil and Elwing Elrond Fingolfin Galadriel Gil-galad Idril Legolas Lúthien Thingol Thranduil
Other modern	Elves in fiction Christmas elf Icelandic Elf School Machine elf
See also	Dwarf Fairy Rå Hulder Witte Wieven Dames blanches Weiße Frauen

v t e The god Freyr in Germanic paganism
Ingunar-Freyr Yngvi
Attributes	Álfheimr Barri Blóðughófi Fróði's Peace Gullinbursti Skíðblaðnir Sword of Freyr
Major attestations	Hrafnkels saga Ögmundar þáttr dytts Skírnismál Víga-Glúms saga Völuspá Ynglinga Saga
Names and associates	Names of Freyr Beyla Byggvir Fjölnir Gerðr Skírnir
Cult	Germanic boar helmet Heitstrenging Rällinge statuette Sonargöltr Temple at Uppsala Uppsala öd Yngling

v t e Norse cosmology
Astronomical bodies	Sun: Sól Árvakr and Alsviðr Moon: Máni Hjúki and Bil Earth: Jörð Fjörgyn and Fjörgynn Aurvandil Þjazi's eyes
Time	Day: Dagr Skinfaxi Night: Nótt Hrímfaxi Seasons: Sumarr and Vetr Old age Elli
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Worlds	Nine Worlds Connected by the tree Yggdrasil
Cosmogenesis, cyclic time, and eschatology	Ginnungagap Muspelheim Niflheim Ymir Borr Auðumbla Ragnarök
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