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Ólina Thorvarðardóttir writes: "Oral tales concerning Icelandic elves and trolls no doubt served as warning fables. They prevented many children from wandering away from human habitations, taught Iceland's topographical history, and instilled fear and respect for the harsh powers of nature."
Mother Troll and Her Sons by Swedish painter John Bauer, 1915. Troll (Norwegian and Swedish), trolde (Danish) is a designation for several types of human-like supernatural beings in Scandinavian folklore. [27] They are mentioned in the Edda (1220) as a monster with many heads. [28] Later, trolls became characters in fairy tales, legends and ...
Many "álagablettir" are associated with hidden people, elves, and elf settlements, as well as burial mounds or burial places, old sanctuaries, or places where accidents or crimes have occurred. The prohibitions usually involve not disturbing the site, using it (such as cutting grass or picking berries), pointing at it, or throwing stones at it.
In Icelandic folklore, there is no Santa but there is the ogress Grýla, her lazy troll husband Leppalúði, their 13 children (the Yule Lads), and their cat Jólakötturinn (the Christmas Cat).
The name Grýla appears in a list of heiti for troll-women in the Prose Edda, composed in the 13th century by Icelandic skald Snorri Sturluson. [1] However, a list of Grýlu heiti ('heiti for Grýla') in one manuscript of the Prose Edda from the early 14th century, AM 748 I b 4to, gives various terms for foxes, suggesting an association with the Arctic fox.
Embassy of Iceland, Washington DC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. "Grýla og jólasveinar". jol.ismennt.is. Archived from the original on 18 November 2005. Pictures by Halldor Petursson ca. 1950. "The Yule Lads". Jo's Icelandic Recipes. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. "Jólasveinarnir (Yuletide Lads)". Yule in Iceland.
The Icelandic Elf School (Icelandic: Álfaskólinn) is an organization located in Reykjavík, Iceland, that teaches visitors about Icelandic folklore. [1] [2] [3] The organization teaches about the hidden people and thirteen types of elves, entities purported by the institution to reside within Iceland. [4]
The museum also has a "folklore section" exhibiting mythological penises; its online catalogue lists specimens reportedly taken from elves, trolls, kelpies, and "The Nasty Ghost of Snæfell". [20] Sigurður says that the elf's penis, which the museum's catalogue describes as "unusually big and old", is among his favourites.