Thank you so much for covering this topic! I've always found the Ljósálfar fascinating!!!

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊

The Dark, The Light, and everything in between, your channel covers it all. Great work!

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it! Thank you :)

That was fascinating! I never thought of this connection between Dark Elves and Dwarves. I was also looking for a way to learn how to properly pronounce Dökkálfar. Thank you very much! You won a subscriber! :)

@AnnaBridgland

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

This was very helpful and enlightening not only for research in game development but also just a different look at myths from my culture of ancestry as well. Am a subscriber now.

Your voice is the most calming, enchanting, soothing to the ears voice, I’ve ever heard! I love your content!🤩🥰

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Lovely voice, and still, such an informative way of presenting. This was a very enlightening, thank you!

I love your selection of material and also you presentation. Have subbed and look forward to more. Good luck with your book .

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent video and well researched! 💖✨

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!!

So glad I found this video it was a lot of help 😃

Love your story telling💖💞

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Loving it

You ever thought about making a videos about difference between creatures in Norse Mythology and fantasy? It be kind of cool to see what they changed and what they keept :D

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting! I'd have to think of different fantasy series or movies to look at though 😊

@henriettaabeyta1457

Жыл бұрын

@@AnnaBridgland Elf Realm Triology a chapter series, Lego Elves scenes of elemental magic a TV show, The Gray Griffins book series for older people because it includes Oberon who actually has several other hidden names as king of the dark elves' kingdom. Even the films like Fern Gully since some modern people consider those such as pixies later variations of elves Plus the animated film and TV series of Trolls as well as A Troll In Central Park if you ever wished to talk about the hidden neighbors of the ancient elves. That's what I'd suggest rather than the common Christmas elf stuff.

Great video. Have you ever visited Elveden in Suffolk? Elveden in Olde English means Valley of the Elves. Could be a place for a field trip.

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

No I haven't, but I will definitely read up on any local stories in the area!!

thanks for sharing; take care 🔥 🌙

@AnnaBridgland

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Is there a chance you can find Ol Lanky Tor, Folktales of Norway? Thank you!! I saw a video one time but can’t find it anymore

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if I've heard the story but it does sound familiar, do you know what it's about? I can try looking through the original stories in Norwegian for you 😊

@lankytor6396

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnnaBridgland yes! I can only find Reidar Christiansen, it’s about a troll who lived on a mountain near fjords. I just found a little bit by Google but it’s been such a long time I can’t remember exactly what the story was about. I chose that as my KZread name, but there was a guy named Nils who made a video for me. I lost the video but a fun cute story! My grandma’s family was from Norway but I bought the book in Seattle probably 30 years ago

@lankytor6396

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnnaBridgland I do remember something about ol Lanky Tor escaping the troll from being eaten! Thank you! I love these stories!💕

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

I found it! I posted it on my community channel for all to read here: kzread.info/dron/UhbKVdR-wVsc6Cl7uWcPyQ.htmlcommunity?lb=Ugxr9-x0hOVNnAv2K4B4AaABCQ

Before we used books for history it was traditional to tell stories word for word exactly like you heard it from elders to the young so the stories are most likely the same now as when they were told the first time.. Greetings from Sweden

Hello, sorry to ask but I was wondering if I could ask your thoughts on a story I'm thinking of writing? If not, I understand and apologise for wasting your time.

Nice cool bravo bravo

What a marvelous video! Do you study the Edda at school in your country? You look Icelandic. And God, you should record ASMR, it's a pleasure to listen to you reading Icelandic texts. :-) PS: you look like an Udmurtian girl that I know, she is from Russia.

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I am actually Australian, though I lived many years in Norway :)

OMG! I can't find a simgle video telling an actualy story with the elves. Just descriptions and locations. Are there any tales that you can name to help me find them?

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

Most of the oldest stories we have are mentions of them from the Prose Edda & Poetic Edda - I would start there!

@mr.rousseau.4655

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnnaBridgland does it add an actual description of elves? I've been wondering about where the pointed ears came from.

I always thought there were three types whenever I read to Poetic & Prose Edda. The Light Elves, who were ethereal luminescent creatures, resided within a sort of palace that’s surrounded by a lush expanse of wilderness - since the Elves are sometimes associated with the Vanir, and also because they occupy a “Heaven.” For the Dark Elves, I simply imagined them as twisted, subterranean grey-skinned warriors who were often caught in the midst of something nefarious. I imagined their homes as haphazardly constructed villages within large caverns or caves. For the Black Elves, or Dwarves, I imagined them more like a human - but with dark skin and ability to craft some pretty complex things, and though they would be often associated with mischief. They were also subterranean, well, maybe some of them who required easy access to resources. Other than that, I imaged that they lived in fields sparsely populated with trees, and where the sky was always dim - never day, or night - just a dull gray. But that’s just how I imaged them 🤷‍♂️ I find myself so interested in them, mostly because there’s hardly any information

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

It's definitely a possibility that all 3 are separate - I wish we could go back in time to find out and document the old stories, unfortunately so many of them are lost!

@AlbertusSalvatierra

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnnaBridgland Yeah, it really is. If you haven’t seen already, God of War’s take on the Elves are probably my favorite- as while it definitely deviates from the “source material,” it also utilize the vagueness behind the elves to their advantage, which allows for a lot of room for creativity. The novelization of the game describes them as this: “They spied another Ljósálfar perched atop a rock ridge fifty paces distant, wearing a white robe. It stood no taller than Loki, with straw-colored hair, cherub face, and armed with a glowing spear. A brilliant white aura bathed light over him. It seemed to be a sentry near the realm tower. Moments later, a Dökkálfar, clad in black leather armor, with bat-like wings and piercing dark pupils, dove in from high in the sky to stab the Ljósálfar, retreating with it in its clutches to gain altitude before releasing the struggling body to plummet back to the ground.” And “”That way is blocked," Loki griped. They diverted to an ornate doorway leading out of the temple. When Fárbauti pushed open the enormous oak doors, a parade of Ljósálfar waiting outside pushed past them, reclaiming their temple. Loki turned about to stare in silent awe while they floated majestically by. But as he tracked them, his look landed on his father. His wonder turned to a scowl.”

@masterlee9822

Жыл бұрын

Dark elves are hideously deformed dwarf like creatures, who are master of illusion, who are dishonest and deceitful, the opposites of light elves, who are made of light who are taller, more attractive, more honest, trustworthy, honorable Almost like the light elves where made of the things that the Germanic tribes respected. While the dark elves being the thing that such people found revolting or a threat ,who play a important role in the myths and legends. light elves and dark elves are not that different then the ideals of good and evil or angels and demons found among Christians. Good and evil are opposites to some extent who both still possesses the will to slaughter and kill their foes. Light and darkness, darkness conceals while light reveals that would of been something constant for the Germanic tribes like the Norse, day and night.

@CrashWeezerman

Жыл бұрын

That's pretty close to the theory of folklorist Jacob Grimm (of Grimm's Fairy Tales fame w/his brother). He used the term brown elves or gray elves to describe the third elf kind.

@AlbertusSalvatierra

Жыл бұрын

@@CrashWeezerman Huh, neat. I uh… I’ve learned a lot about elves since making this comment. And I gotta say, they’ve gotten more and more complex with how they play a part in the afterlife and death worship and so forth.

Hi, COULD YOU KINDLY TELL ME IF YOU KNOW THE ETIMOLOGY MEANING OF MYRK, DØKK AND SVART? I CAN'T PROPERLLY UNDERSTAND WHAT MEANS BLACO, WHAT DARK AND WHAT DULL EVEN. MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE. I'M A WRITER INTERESTRD IN CREATING THREE TYPES OF ELVES FOR MY DARK FANTASY SAGA INSPIRED BY NORDE AND CELTIC MYYOLOGY. SO I'D LIKE TO DISTINGUISH DØKKALFAR, MYRKALFAR AND SVARTALFAR FOR ARTISTIC PURPOSES. YOUR VIDEOS ARE AMAXING AS ALWAYS ANNA. I APOLOGIZE FOR TYPING IN CAPITAL, BUT OTHERWISE MY ITALIAN KEYBOARD WOULD CORRECT EACH SINGLE WORD. KEEP SAFE! 💘🦄

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

Hi! "Svart" refers to the colour black, "myrk" and "døkk" both refer to the darkness/absence of light! Hope this helps

Elves have fox like tales, grey faces and black arms. Their faces are 70% snout, hairless and have brown eyes, black pupils, and no sclera. It wore traditional "Austrian"work garb: hat, grey shirt, suspenders, and black belt.

Are there any named light or dark elves in Norse Mythology? Any that for certain weren't dwarves? I've been trying to research Norse Myths for a book, and I can't find anyone who specifically was an elf

What about dwarves living in nidavellir

In modern day sweden "svart alf" is used as another name for goblins

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting! I've never heard it used in Norwegian except perhaps in reference to a video game or d&d character. Come to think of it I don't think there's a word for goblin in Norwegian as they are different from tusser, trolls, de underjordiske - it would probably just be "goblin" borrowed from English 😂

@orang5232

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnnaBridgland i think it might be because dwarves are sometimes potrayed as goblin like

@henriettaabeyta1457

Жыл бұрын

@@orang5232 Plus how many people in the modern world can't accurately distinguish a Gnome, Brownie, or Dwarf in modern pictures many modern people don't even know trolls and Goblins were said to live in the same realm as the dark elves in the old Norse Mythology.

Jackson crawford covered elves and dwarves in a few videos

Question Do dark elf and light elf got pregnant by them self? Like life mate? Because I’m not sure do elf have man or not since when we talk about elf we rarely think about male compare to female or they can mate with male elf? Is alfheim are same as ljosalfar? And do semi elf which from human and elf are they new species? Or just regular elf but can use a little majic if compare to their mother which is original elf Thankyou very much

@henriettaabeyta1457

Жыл бұрын

In the hidden Norse the elves and giants did stuff a whole lot of modern people wouldn't expect any original scenes of. What the majority of modern people don't know is even the ancient realms were said to form families together.

Are you Scandanavian, or just studied the pronunciation? Kinda comparing with Hrafna, an Icelandic girl who has videos about pronunciation.

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

I'm Australian but lived in Norway for many years & speak Norwegian, so I'm sure my pronounciatuon is a bit different!

Great work, please mention the Christian influence in your references.

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

During the time that Snorri Sturluson wrote his works Christianity was already quite widespread and established in Iceland, which would have been the main influencing factor!

@canetiberius7050

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnnaBridgland True, many are waking up and remember the old ways. My concern is for former Christians dipping their toes in to their ancestral ways, many of them were dependent on a book like the Bible like it were a crutch, a fair warning to those who don't know better I feel is worth while. It's like walking up from from a bad dream only to not realize you already still in a dream within a dream.

Confusing sources like this is why I wish we had never given up our original myths and beliefs for the sake of that false fairy tale called Christianity.

@henriettaabeyta1457

Жыл бұрын

💜........... No worries far away cousin I'm one of the few modern hybrids who can see her hidden connection between icy areas and Hispanic range history. The trickery about ancient spirits and their history between Norse, German, Celtic as well as other states of ancient Europe, and Modern Hispanic countries doesn't hide from me.

@masterlee9822

Жыл бұрын

Dark elves are hideously deformed dwarf like creatures, who are master of illusion, who are dishonest and deceitful, the opposites of light elves, who are made of light who are taller, more like light ,more attractive, more honest, trustworthy, honorable Almost like the light elves where made of the things that the Germanic tribes respected. While the dark elves being the thing that such people found revolting or a threat ,who play a important role in the myths and legends. light elves and dark elves are not that different then the ideals of good and evil or angels and demons found among Christians. Good and evil are opposites to some extent who both still possesses the will to slaughter and kill their foes. Light and darkness, darkness conceals while light reveals that would of been something constant for the Germanic tribes like the Norse, day and night. Their class system very much resulted in dark haired people being the bottom, dark haired people being the race of thrall who might of originally came from Russia as slaves during the Germanic tribes present in Russia that made the Russians strong enough to push back the mongrel hordes, the Germanic tribes are believed to of discouraged and de corrupted the Russian government for a while anyway, perhaps with a sword and severed heads. The god rigs is sometimes considered the god of the class system and the surviving information of the thrall suggest that dark haired people where looked upon as stupid, lazy and ugly. The common , nobles and jarls being made up of brown haired, blonde haired and red haired peoples.

@flouserschird

Жыл бұрын

To be fair the myths can still match with Christian theology. Light Elves; Angels, Dark Elves; Fallen Angels. The Dark elves living under the ground aka Hell. You can’t escape it.

@masterlee9822

Жыл бұрын

@@flouserschird Demons and dark elves are both deformed and hideous and angels and light elves are beautiful. Demons and dark elves are deceitful and dishonest. Who would want to paint evil as anything other then deformed and hideous?

The whole depiction of elves being tall folk is something entirely made up by tolkien, before then all depictions of them were as being small. Also modern scholars generally agree that elves were seen under the umbrella term of dwarf.

@faith9338

5 ай бұрын

Sauce?

It's been really interesting and entertaining mentioning this information to racists who are incredibly upset about brown/black characters appearing in the new Lord of the Rings series. A lot of them like to say that only white individuals are found in Norse mythology which LotR is influenced by.

@masterlee9822

Жыл бұрын

Dark elves are hideously deformed dwarf like creatures, who are master of illusion, who are dishonest and deceitful, the opposites of light elves, who are made of light who are taller, more like light ,more attractive, more honest, trustworthy, honorable Almost like the light elves where made of the things that the Germanic tribes respected. While the dark elves being the thing that such people found revolting or a threat ,who play a important role in the myths and legends. light elves and dark elves are not that different then the ideals of good and evil or angels and demons found among Christians. Good and evil are opposites to some extent who both still possesses the will to slaughter and kill their foes. Light and darkness, darkness conceals while light reveals that would of been something constant for the Germanic tribes like the Norse, day and night. Their class system very much resulted in dark haired people being the bottom, dark haired people being the race of thrall who might of originally came from Russia as slaves during the Germanic tribes present in Russia that made the Russians strong enough to push back the mongrel hordes, the Germanic tribes are believed to of discouraged and de corrupted the Russian government for a while anyway, perhaps with a sword and severed heads. The god rigs is sometimes considered the god of the class system and the surviving information of the thrall suggest that dark haired people where looked upon as stupid, lazy and ugly. The common , nobles and jarls being made up of brown haired, blonde haired and red haired peoples.

You lost me when you start describing them.... Light elves are actually dark skinned.... And dark elves are actually fair-skinned light

I dislike your attempt at an ASMR voice, it's all so forced I can't even watch to find out if you're accurate or not. Don't care if my opinion is unpopular.

@AnnaBridgland

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome to your opinion, I'd suggest finding another channel to watch!