Elfland

See also: elfland

English

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Etymology

From elf +‎ land, coming from the idea of an elf home (Scots Elfhame) in old English ballads and Álfheimr in Old Norse mythology.

Proper noun

Elfland

  1. The land of the elves; home of the elves.
    • 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 160:
      Elf-land was the name of the realm ruled by the king of Phairie.
    • 1850, Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Splender Falls:
      O sweet and far from cliff and scar / The horns of Elfland faintly blowing.
    • 1890, M.A. Curtois, Elf-Knights, London: Remington and Co., page 43:
      For there could be no doubt of it - it was true beyond disputing; he had met the best knight in Elfland, and he was not defeated yet!

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References

  • Wikipedia article, Álfheim. Accessed April 16, 2007.
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