light elves

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Light elves are radiant, benevolent beings from Norse mythology, associated with beauty, light, and the celestial realm.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Light Elves 1
light elves canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Icelandic author ⓘ
Norse god ⓘ
elves ⓘ
mythological beings ⓘ
mythological realm ⓘ
supernatural beings ⓘ
alignmentWithDeities Vanir ⓘ
Æsir ⓘ
linked to: Aesir
appearance beautiful ⓘ
bright ⓘ
fair ⓘ
associatedWith beauty ⓘ
fertile lands ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
fields ⓘ
growth ⓘ
light ⓘ
nature ⓘ
peace ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ
the celestial realm ⓘ
the heavens ⓘ
the sky ⓘ
category Norse legendary creatures ⓘ
contrastedWith Dökkálfar ⓘ
linked to: Ljósálfar

Svartálfar ⓘ
dark elves ⓘ
cosmicLocation upper world ⓘ
culture Norse mythology ⓘ
describedAs benevolent ⓘ
radiant ⓘ
habitat Álfheimr ⓘ
linked to: Alfheim
languageOfOrigin Old Norse ⓘ
linked to: Old Norse language
mentionedIn Gylfaginning ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ
moralAlignment good ⓘ
morphology humanoid ⓘ
nativeName Ljósálfar ⓘ
opposedBy chaotic forces ⓘ
partOf Nine Worlds ⓘ
perceivedByHumans awe-inspiring ⓘ
beneficent ⓘ
realmOf Álfheimr ⓘ
linked to: Alfheim
roleInBelief helpful spirits ⓘ
protective beings ⓘ
ruledBy Freyr ⓘ
sourceAuthor Snorri Sturluson ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Alfheim → inhabitedBy → light elves ⓘ
Elves → hasVariant → Light Elves ⓘ
linked to: light elves