Alfheim is home to the elves. Svartalfheim is home to the dark elves.
Dwarves and elves can be found in Norse mythology.
Home of the Alfs (Elves.)
In Norse mythology, fairies, known as elves, are considered powerful and magical beings who live in the natural world. They are often associated with nature, fertility, and protection. Elves are believed to have the ability to influence human lives and are sometimes seen as guardians or guides.
Norse Mythology has affected today's culture in many ways. One way is that J.R.R Tolkien characters and beings in the Lord of the Rings books, creatures such as elves, were inspired by Norse Myths. Another way is that on the game series's, Halo, Master Chiefs armor is called Mjollner, which is Thor's hammer.
In JRR Tolkien's Lord Of the Rings there many references to Norse mythology. First of all many of the species in Lord Of The Rings are Norse in origin. Dwarves, Elves, Trolls, all of which are from Norse Mythology. Some places in Lord of the rings are named after places in Norse mythology. For example Mirkwood is mentioned in a poem in the Poetic Edda. It is spelled Myrkwood in the Poetic Edda. It is among the Heroic poems. I could tell you the exact poem and stanza, but I could not find find my copy of the Poetic Edda. My apologizes for lack of detail.
Norse Mythology originated in early Scandinavia.
The chief god of Norse mythology is Odin.
In Norse mythology there are black elves, as well as dark elves, so it would appear that dark-skinned elves are not a completely new idea created by D&D's writers.
Frey also known as the Norse god of sunshine.
Norse mythology, or you can also say the myths of Scandinavia.
No ogres do not exist, there are however ogres in Norse mythology.
J.R.R. Tolkien was influenced by Norse mythology in a lot of ways. One very small influence was that some of his character names come from Norse myths. For example, Durin (an ancestral leaders of Tolkien's dwarves) and Gandalf are the names of mythical Norse dwarves.