Iceland’s Elves: As Real as You Want Them to Be
Elves and faerie-folk might seem to us here in the States like something you would see in a quirky gift shop, but in Iceland, belief in the supernatural is no laughing matter. In one 1998 survey, over half of Icelanders said they believed in elves, and according to a 2007 study by Terry Gunnell, associate folklore professor at the University of Iceland, those numbers haven’t changed much. Gunnell’s poll indicates
