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The name in English seems a bit gimmicky. "Älv" in the context means "river" and not "elf". I guess someone choose to use this play on words in the translation
by stapled_socks 5y ago
The name in English seems a bit gimmicky. "Älv" in the context means "river" and not "elf". I guess someone choose to use this play on words in the translation to pique interest and garner sympathy.
- Kiro 5y agoBefore 1902 the name of the parish was written Elfdalen so I'm not sure it's just a translation thing. Edit: Ok, never mind. It's definitely a translation thing: "The English name of the vernacular was introduced in Dahl & Koptjevskaja-Tamm (2005)." Very recent too.
- hashmush 5y agoMore likely that they wanted the names to sound similar rather than being equivalent, and it's not that often one translates place names.