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Alfheim (, "Land Of The Fairies"), also called Ljosalfheim (''Ljósálf()heimr'', "light-elf home"), is one of the Nine Worlds and home of the Light Elves in Norse mythology. ==In Old Norse texts== Álfheim as an abode of the Fairies is mentioned only twice in Old Norse texts. The eddic poem ''Grímnismál'' describes twelve divine dwellings beginning in stanza 5 with: Ýdalir call they the place where Ull A tooth-gift was a gift given to an infant on the cutting of the first tooth. In the 12th century eddic prose ''Gylfaginning'', Snorri Sturluson relates it as the first of a series of abodes in heaven: That which is called Álfheim is one, where dwell the peoples called ''ljósálfar'' (Elves ); but the ''dökkálfar'' (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. The account later, in speaking of a hall called Gimlé and the southernmost end of heaven that shall survive when heaven and earth have died, explains: It is said that another heaven is to the southward and upward of this one, and it is called Andlang ('Endlong' ) but the third heaven is yet above that, and it is called Vídbláin ('Wide-blue' ) and in that heaven we think this abode is. But we believe that none but Light-Elves inhabit these mansions now. It is not indicated whether these heavens are identical to Álfheim or distinct. Some texts read Vindbláin (''Vindbláinn'' 'Wind-blue') instead of Vídbláin. Modern commentators speculate (or sometimes state as fact) that Álfheim was one of the nine worlds (''heima'') mentioned in stanza 2 of the eddic poem ''Völuspá''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Álfheimr」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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