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Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Norse_mythology/hEKfeQql">Norse mythology</a>, Dökkálfar ("Dark Elves") and Ljósálfar ("Light Elves") are two contrasting types of <a href="/facts/Elf/7GB9V6qp">elves</a>; the dark elves dwell within the earth and have a dark complexion, while the light elves live in <a href="/facts/%25C3%2581lfheimr/CT9gy1pj">Álfheimr</a>, and are "fairer than the <a href="/facts/S%25C3%25B3l_(sun)/CadPCVHh">sun</a> to look at". The Ljósálfar and the Dökkálfar are attested in the <i><a href="/facts/Prose_Edda/NTv9ABqP">Prose Edda</a></i>, written in the 13th century by <a href="/facts/Snorri_Sturluson/KsRfVdnr">Snorri Sturluson</a>, and in the late Old Norse poem <i><a href="/facts/Hrafnagaldr_%25C3%2593%25C3%25B0ins/Hnu6Vh1v">Hrafnagaldr Óðins</a></i>. Scholars have produced theories about the origin and implications of the dualistic concept. </p>