light elves

The god Freyr, the lord of the light-elves in Norse mythology

فِي ٱللُّغَةِ ٱلْإِنْجْلِيزِيَّةِ:

Etymology

Derives from the Old Norse, Ljósálfar.

اسم

light elves

1. A race of elves who live above ground and are radiant.
2. (paganism) A daylight dwelling elf or nature spirit (as opposed to the underground dwelling dark elves or dwarves) in Heathenry.

Translations

• Old Norse: Ljósálfar

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See also

dark elves

References

• Bulfinch, Thomas (1834). Bulfinch's Mythology. New York: Harper & Row, 1970, p. 348. ISBN 0-690-57260-3.
• Marshall Jones Company (1930). Mythology of All Races Series, Volume 2 Eddic, Great Britain: Marshall Jones Company, 1930, pp. 220-221.