Building in Iceland? Better clear it with the Elves first

[helen99]

You know, they have the RIGHT idea. We could take a big lesson here.

Published: July 13, 2005

HAFNARFJORDUR, Iceland - Do elves exist? Like many Icelanders, Hildur Hakonardottir considers the question to be more complicated than it
appears. 'This is a very, very, very delicate question,' Ms. Hakonardottir, a
retired museum director, said. 'If you ask people if they believe in
elves, they will say yes and no. If they say yes, maybe they don't, and
if they say no, maybe they do.'

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[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

"Most Icelanders are descendants of Norwegian settlers and Celts from Ireland, and the population is remarkably homogeneous."

"In medieval and modern times the Celtic tradition and languages survived in Brittany (Western France), Cornwall, Galicia (North Western Spain), Galatia (Central Turkey), Wales, the Scottish Highlands, Isle of Man and Ireland, and to a lesser extent in the Norse/Celtic culture of Iceland."

I never knew that before myself. Interesting.

[helen99.livejournal.com]

Eenteresting..

[helen99.livejournal.com]

That would explain why the CD I was listening to by "The Girls of Angeli" (from Lappland) sounded just like some Celtic music.

[silvaerina-tael.livejournal.com]

There was a lot of cultural intermixing even before the medieval period - take a look at the artwork produced by both the Celts and the Norse.