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In Norse mythology, Niðavellir (anglicized as Nidavellir, ''Dark Court'' or ''Dark Dwelling'') is the home of the Dwarves. Hreidmar is the king of Nidavellir.〔(''Nidavellir'' (AncientWorlds LLC) )〕 ''Nida'' means "dark" while ''vellir'' means "Dwelling". However, it is sometimes translated as "Fields". ''Nidavellir'' is the more recognized name but in the Völuspa it is written as Nidavöllum or Niða-völlum. ''Völlum'' does simply mean "field". ==''Völuspá''== It is mentioned in the Völuspá: ''Stóð fyr norðan, / á Niðavöllom / salr úr gulli / Sindra ættar'' (Stood before the north, a dark field, Halls of gold, Sindri's tribe,"). One interpretation of the above verse would read like this: Before you reach the north (Niflheim being the world furthest to the north), A dark dwelling stands (The dwarf world), In halls of gold, Sindri's bloodline lives. Sindri was a famous dwarf. And ættar means bloodline, or in this case most likely kin or tribe. Niðavellir has often been interpreted as one of the Nine Worlds of Norse legend. The problem is that both Nidavellir and Svartalfheim are mentioned, and it is unclear if the sixth world is a world of dwarfs or one of dark elves. The dwarfs' world is mentioned in the ''Prose Edda'' by Snorri Sturluson as ''Svartálfaheimr''. 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「Niðavellir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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