In
Norse mythology, the light elves (
Old Norse: Ljósálfar) live in the Old Norse version of the heavens in the place called
Álfheim underneath the place of the Gods; the idea of the light elf is one of the most ancient records of
elves (Old Norse: álfr singular, álfar plural) preserved in writing, as close to the prototypical idea of the
elf we might get (as Nordic mythology preserved an ancient
German paganism). The "light elf" designation is in contrast to the
dark elf who is an earth dweller and maybe the dwarf.
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[Folklore] In old-Scandinavian folklore, a term for a being that is half god, half dwarf. In later mythology it degrades to a demon that only causes nightmares and diseases. In Germany it is pronounced as 'alb'. A reference to the word can be found in the Nibelungen Saga, where the king of the dwarves is called Alberich.
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