Lofar appeared to be one of the early dwarves whose descendants lived in Ioruvellir (Iara's plain). Dvalin, one of the leaders of the dwarves, and his descendants, appeared to be the people of Lofar.
Lofar, Lofarr – "praiser" or "stooper".
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A dwarf. The name of Dvalin is mentioned several times in the Poetic Edda, as well as in Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda. Dvalin appeared to be the chieftain or leader of the dwarves. In the Voluspa , the dwarves were descendants from Dvalin and his...
Dwarves appeared frequently in Norse and Germanic myths and legends. The dwarves were said to inhabit Nidavellir, one of the Nine Worlds created by the gods, though they also seemed to live in Midgard as well, the world of men. According to Snorri...
Modsognir ("frenzy-roarer") and Durin ("sleepy") were the first two dwarves who were created by the gods. They were originally maggots that fed from the flesh of the giant Ymir . These two dwarves became the first ancestors of the dwarves. The Vol...
Brokk and Eiti (Sindri) were dwarf brothers. They were master craftsmen who created the Gullinbursti ("golden bristles") for Freyr, the Draupnir (Ring of Power) for Odin and Mjollnir (magic war hammer) for Thor . Bokk and Eiti were jealous of the ...
Dwarves. The four sons of Ivaldi were master craftsmen. On Loki's advice, the sons of Ivaldi ("bowman") created three gifts for the Aesir. They created a magic gold wig to replace the beautiful hair of Sif (wife of Thor). They also made a collapsi...
The elves were also called álfar . The elves were a race of mythical beings who were, in a way, lesser deities. They weren't exactly gods in the normal sense, but they did possess powers. They were similar to Roman household deities such as the Pe...
An elf. As far as I can determine, Dain was the leader of the elves in the world of Alfheim. His name is mentioned in the Havamal ("Sayings of the High One"), along with Odin . Odin for Aesir, and Dain for the elves, Dvalin for the dwarfs, Asvid f...
Ve was the son of the giants Bor and Bestla . Ve was sometimes called Lodur, Lodar or Lother. He along with his brothers, Odin and Vili (Hoenir), killed the giant Ymir and created the universe. When they created mankind Lodur gave the gifts of sen...
Fjalar and Galar were two dwarfs who had killed the Vanir Kvasir . They created the Mead of Poetry by mixing honey with Kvasir's blood. The mead was stored in two vats called Bodn and Son , and a pot called Odrerir . Fjalar and Galar accidentally ...
Primeval god. Bor was the son of the giant Buri . Bor was probably more of a primeval god than a giant. Bor married a frost-giantess named Bestla and became the father of the three Aesir gods: Odin , Vili (Hoenir) and Ve .