[Digital artwork by AsianJunkies] // Á L F H E I M R Álfheim as an abode of the Elves is mentioned only twice in Old Norse texts. The eddic poem Grímnismál describes twelve divine dwellings beginning in stanza 5 with: Ýdalir call they the place where Ull A hall for himself hath set; And Álfheim the gods to Frey once gave As a tooth-gift in ancient times.