ljósalfar

ljósalfar englanniksi

1. (C) the "elves", the elves who dwell in the heavens

2. (circa), Sturluson, Snorri. ''Gylfaginning'' (The Fooling Of Gylfe):

Margir staðir eru þar gǫfugligir. Sá er einn staðr þar, er kallaðr er Álfheimr. Þar byggvir fólk þat, er Ljósálfar heita, en Dǫkkálfar búa niðri í jǫrðu, ok eru þeir ólíkir þeim sýnum ok miklu ólíkari reyndum. Ljósálfar eru fegri en sól sýnum, en Dǫkkálfar eru svartari en bik."

: Wikisource:The Younger Edda (tr. Anderson)/Gylfaginning|Rasmus Björn Anderson's translation:

:: "There are many magnificient dwellings. One is there called Alfheim. There dwell the folk that are called light-elves; but the dark-elves dwell down in the earth, and they are unlike the light-elves in appearance, but much more so in deeds. The light-elves are fairer than the sun to look upon, but the dark-elves are blacker than pitch."