light elf

English

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

Noun

light elf (plural light elves)

1. One of 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

light elves (plural)

• Old Norse: Ljósálfar
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See also

• dark elf

References

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