Alfheim

E75029

location in Norse mythology mythological realm world in Norse cosmology

Alfheim is the luminous realm of the light elves in Norse mythology, often associated with beauty, fertility, and the god Freyr.

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All labels observed (5)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	location in Norse mythology ⓘ mythological realm ⓘ world in Norse cosmology ⓘ
associatedWith	Freyr ⓘ beauty ⓘ elves ⓘ fertility ⓘ fertility cult of Freyr ⓘ light ⓘ light and purity ⓘ light elves ⓘ peace ⓘ prosperity ⓘ
characteristic	bright ⓘ luminous ⓘ
contrastedWith	Svartalfheim ⓘ realm of dark elves ⓘ
cosmicPosition	one of the upper worlds ⓘ
cosmologicalRole	realm of light elves ⓘ
culture	Germanic paganism ⓘ
describedIn	Norse mythology ⓘ
giftOccasion	Brísingamen necklace ⓘ surface form: tooth-gift of Freyr
givenTo	Freyr ⓘ
hasAlternativeSpelling	Alfheim self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Alfheimr Alfheim self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Álfheimr
hasTypeOfBeing	álfar ⓘ
influenced	modern fantasy depictions of elf realms ⓘ
inhabitedBy	light elves ⓘ
inspired	fictional elven homelands in later literature ⓘ
languageOfName	Norse ⓘ surface form: Old Norse
locatedIn	Norse mythology ⓘ surface form: Norse cosmology
mentionedIn	Grímnismál ⓘ Gylfaginning ⓘ Poetic Edda ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ
mythologicalTradition	Icelandic medieval literature ⓘ
nameMeaning	Elf Home ⓘ Home of the Elves ⓘ
partOf	Nine Worlds ⓘ
relatedConcept	Vanaheim ⓘ surface form: Vanaheimr
relatedPlace	Asgard ⓘ Jotunheim ⓘ Midgard ⓘ
relatedTo	Vanir ⓘ surface form: Vanir gods
religion	Norse mythology ⓘ surface form: Old Norse religion
ruledBy	Freyr ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Norse mythology → featuresPlace → Alfheim ⓘ

Yggdrasil → hasRealm → Alfheim ⓘ

this entity surface form: Álfheimr

Nine Worlds → hasRealm → Alfheim ⓘ

this entity surface form: Álfheimr

Freyr → residence → Alfheim ⓘ

Freyr → giftedRealm → Alfheim ⓘ

Alfheim → hasAlternativeSpelling → Alfheim self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Álfheimr

Alfheim → hasAlternativeSpelling → Alfheim self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alfheimr

Svartalfheim → contrastWith → Alfheim ⓘ

Lord of Alfheim → associatedWithRealm → Alfheim ⓘ

this entity surface form: Álfheimr

Lord of Alfheim → hasDomain → Alfheim ⓘ

this entity surface form: elven realm Álfheimr

Lord of Alfheim → hasEtymologicalElement → Alfheim ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alfheimr ("home of the elves")

Frey → residence → Alfheim ⓘ

Frey → domain → Alfheim ⓘ

light elves → habitat → Alfheim ⓘ

subject surface form: Light elves

this entity surface form: Álfheimr

light elves → realmOf → Alfheim ⓘ

subject surface form: Light elves

this entity surface form: Álfheimr