Alfheim

Nordic light-elves' home

Alfheim is one of the nine worlds in Norse mythology, home to the light elves.

It appears in the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda as a realm of luminous beings, sometimes associated with the god Freyr.

The name appears in modern fantasy games and fiction as a setting for elven realms: The players traveled to Alfheim seeking the ancient artifact.

mythology

Norse

Ancient Scandinavian civilization

cosmology · divine · celestial · sacred · immortal · ethereal · Odin · afterlife

gaming

Elder Scrolls

Fantasy video game series

  • realmGoverned territory or sphere
  • questSeeking journey for something
  • elvesMythical small beings

Skyrim · dungeon · lore · player · level · magic system · fast travel · waypoint · respawn · DLC

fantasy

enchanted forest

Supernatural woodland of folklore

luminous · mystical · Tolkien · high elves · immortal beings · otherworldly · arcane · shimmering · pointed ears · ancient trees

Opposites
divine/ethereal vs. mortal realms

AlfheimMidgard

Norse human world

Earth · Mannheim

celestial vs. underworld realms

AlfheimHelheim

Norse land of dead

Jotunheim · Ginnungagap

light vs. darkness association

Alfheimthe underworld

Realm of the dead

Family

elfin

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