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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, faeries or Huldre Folk.

Here is the partial list of Icelandic faeries (fairies):

Elf ELVES: Road planners in Iceland consult with an elf expert before routing a road or highway through rock piles that may be elf habitat.
  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.
  YULEMEN: The 13 Santas, or Icelandic Yulemen, have enjoyed a place in the nation’s folklore since the 16th century.

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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