The Elven Princess

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The light Elven kingdom belonging to a realm...Álfheimr, overseen by the god Freyr, has been standing for over a thousand years and been a place for me to call home for almost a hundred years now. Home to the Ljósálfar ("Light Elves") creatures beautifully crafted and fairer than the sun to look at, embraced and loved by nature as they go about their lives in harmony and have shown to be peaceful, friendly, happy beings with few if any weapons but sorry to say that had been the lives of our ancestors.

Since it is believed that the world is a big tree divided into realms, being a race that belongs to one of the Nine Realms and exists on the highest level of the World Tree, the capital city being Ljosalfgard is quite known for it's peaceful yet ruthless ways.

Long gone were the days when everything that mattered to we elves was a peaceful and harmonious life, just living to serve our purpose and worship our gods. Now there's war, there's fight for power, strong and strategize defenses to bring victory while our high and respected Elf authorities sit and bask in the glory of the deaths of many, even one of their own.

Back in those thousands of years...

After humans were created, the gods created Asgard with its high walls for protection...Asgard, at the first level of Norse Cosmology, is home to the Aesir and was ruled by King Odin, the All-Father, ruler of the nine realms. It is described as a celestial city with high towers and surrounded by a great, but incomplete wall and contains some very important places in Norse mythology.

Álfheimr a heavenly world, my world, ruled over by Freyr, the twin brother of Freya and another of the Vanir gods populated by Light Elves.

Niðavellir (Dark Fields), world of the dwarves was also known as Svartálfheimr (Dark Worlds) and its occupants the black elves, our sworn immortal enemies.

Midgard was and still is the realm of the human beings in Norse mythology known as the least advanced planet of the Nine-Realms as they are the only planet who are unaware that they are not alone.

Jötunheimr (sometimes referred to as Útgarðr) was the realm of the giants and Frost Giants and was located near both Asgard and Midgard. It was ruled by Laufey and due to the rowdy nature of the giants, Jötunheimr was described in the myths as a place that was rife with turmoil and was separated from Asgard by the river Iving, which never freezes over and was incredibly difficult to cross.

Vanaheim was the dwelling place and home of the Vanir, the other family of Norse gods, who were associated with fertility, future, and the ability to see the future. The realm was known for its rivers and very calm atmosphere.