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ICELANDIC FAERIES
Icelandic faeries are biblical
in nature. The Icelanders believe that Eve was washing her
children by the river when God spoke to her. In her awe and
fear, she hid the children she had not yet washed. But when
God asked if all her children were there, she said they were.
He then declared that those she had hidden, would forever be
hidden from man. The hidden children became known as elves,
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Here is the partial list of Icelandic faeries (fairies):
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ELVES:
Road
planners in Iceland consult with an elf expert before
routing a road or highway through rock piles that may be
elf habitat.
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FYLGIAR:
Similar to the Irish bean sidhe and the the
German erlkonig in that it warns of approaching
death. It is said that children born with a caul over
their heads will go through life accompanied by a fylgiar
acting as a familiar.
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YULEMEN: The
13 Santas, or Icelandic Yulemen, have enjoyed a
place in the nation’s folklore since the 16th century.
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The woods are full of fairies!
The trees are alive:
The
river overflows with them.
See how they dip and dive!
What
funny little fellows!
What dainty little dears!
They dance
and leap,
and prance and peep,
And utter fairy cheers!
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