Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar
The Elves are a mysterious race which existed ages ago and were immensely more advanced than the Isu themselves. Their race faced extinction when Surtr and his armies invaded and committed a genocide against the Elves of Álfheimr.
History
The Elves are described by the Isu Odin to be a very ancient race who were described to be brighter than the sun and their understanding over all things related to the Hugr was unparalleled even by the brightest of the Isu.
During Baldr's childhood, Odin told him a story on Surtr, a tyrannical Isu warlord, who committed a genocide of the Elves, which has rendered the Elves extinct. Odin even mentioned that Loki was moved by this and wept for what the Muspel warlord did to the Elves.
As for their knowledge of the Hugr, it was all confiscated and now is solely known to the tyrant of Múspellsheimr. Since then, many of their secret inventions and artifacts have been sealed away, with even the brightest of the Isu, except Surtr, having little understanding on how they work.
Mythology
The Dökkálfar ("Dark Elves") and Ljósálfar ("Light Elves") are two contrasting types of elves in Norse mythology. The light elves were believed to live in Álfheimr, as described in Snorri Sturluson's 13th century text Prose Edda, while the dark elves lived underground and, despite the name, were separate beings from the Svartálfar or "black elves" from Svartálfaheimr.[1]
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Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar on Wikipedia
