This town, a port on the outskirts of Reykjavik, prides itself on its unusually high elf population. Tourists are invited to tour the known elf locations, including a large rock whose reputation as an elf habitat meant that a nearby road was diverted some years ago so as not to disturb its unseen residents.
Elly Erlingsdottir, head of the town council’s planning committee, said that made sense to her. Recently, she said, some elves borrowed her kitchen scissors, only to return them a week later to a place she had repeatedly searched. “My philosophy is, you don’t have to see everything you believe in,” she said, “because many of your greatest experiences happen with closed eyes.”
Building in Iceland? Better Clear It With the Elves First (New York Times)
In the Land of the Fairy King: Iceland’s Elf School (GoNomad)
Iceland: land of the little people (Travelrag)
Elves in Modern Iceland (Reuters, via �lfar og hulduf�lk)
Gnome Is Where the Heart Is: What Little Elves Tell Icelanders (Daily Revolution)