<P> In Norse mythology , svartálfar ( O.N. `` black elves '' , `` swarthy elves '' , sing . svartálfr ) , also called myrkálfar ( `` dark elves '' , `` dusky elves '' , `` murky elves '' , sing . myrkálfr ) , are beings who dwell in Svartalfheim ( Svartálf ( a ) heimr , `` home of the black - elves '' ) . Both the svartálfar and Svartálfaheimr are primarily attested in the Prose Edda , written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson . Scholars have noted that the svartálfar appear to be synonymous with the dwarfs and potentially also the dökkálfar ( `` dark elves '' ) . As dwarfs , the home of the svartálfar could possibly be another description for Niðavellir ( `` dark fields '' ) . </P>
<P> In Norse mythology , svartálfar ( O.N. `` black elves '' , `` swarthy elves '' , sing . svartálfr ) , also called myrkálfar ( `` dark elves '' , `` dusky elves '' , `` murky elves '' , sing . myrkálfr ) , are beings who dwell in Svartalfheim ( Svartálf ( a ) heimr , `` home of the black - elves '' ) . Both the svartálfar and Svartálfaheimr are primarily attested in the Prose Edda , written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson . Scholars have noted that the svartálfar appear to be synonymous with the dwarfs and potentially also the dökkálfar ( `` dark elves '' ) . As dwarfs , the home of the svartálfar could possibly be another description for Niðavellir ( `` dark fields '' ) . </P>
where do dark elves live in norse mythology
where do dark elves live in norse mythology
Svartalfheim
Svartalfheim