Huldufólk - the hidden people

Family at Holt, near Kirkjubær (in Síða).
Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Iceland, ca. 1900

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Huldufólk (Icelandic. hidden people) are elves in Icelandic
folklore. According to these Icelandic folk beliefs, one should
never throw stones because of the possibility of hitting the
huldufólk. Elves/hidden people can be found in the writings of
Snorri Sturluson and and in skaldic verse. Elves were also
mentioned in eddaic poems, and appear
to be connected to fertility

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An engraving showing a man jumping after
a woman (an elf) into a precipice. It is an illustration to
the Icelandic legend of 'Hildur, the Queen of the Elves'
Engraving by George Pearson, 1864
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Huldra is known in all countries in
Scandinavia...take a look here

Family group at Grund, Skorradalur,
Borgarfjarðarsýsla, Iceland ca. 1900

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