The Genesis or the creation story of the elves is that God was coming to visit Adam and Eve. Additionally, they learn about gnomes, dwarfs, fairies, trolls, mountain spirits as well as other nature spirits and mythical beings in Iceland and in other countries. Students of the Elfschool learn there is everything to know about elves and hidden people. The Elfschool was established over 30 years ago and is open all year round in Reykjavik. The Icelandic Elfschool describes itself as an introduction to the Elves and Hidden People of Iceland. In April 2021 I went and met with the headmaster and owner of the Icelandic Elf School, Magnús Skarphéðinsson. Yes, if you were wondering, I have a graduate degree from the school, so I’m qualified to talk and write about the Icelandic Elves. The Light-elves are fairer to look at than the sun, while the Dark-elves were blacker than pitch-black.Īccording to the Icelandic Elf School, there are over 50 types of Elves in Iceland. In Álfheimar (Elf-World) lived the ljósálfar (Light-elves), but dökkálfar (Dark-elves) lived in the ground and were quite different from the Light-elves, both in looks and temperament. In Prose-Edda, elves are usually close to the gods and often talked about in the same sentence. They dance, drink and party like humans, especially around Christmas, which is a time many people have seen their habitats brightly lit. They eat, sleep and die like humans, but they have much longer lives. But generally, they just look and behave as humans do. Additionally, they do not have philtrum or philtral ridges. However, there are stories about them looking the same way humans do but not as strongly built and having soft and tender flesh and narrower bones. It is not common knowledge, but he was influenced by the Icelandic Sagas and Norse mythology when he wrote his stories, but that is another story. The Elves, as they are depicted in the Lord of the Rings and Simarillion, look very much like they are described in Norse mythology. They are very similar to us but just a little bit taller, thinner, and more beautiful. The most common Elves in Iceland are called the Hidden People. Álfaborg, the home of many hidden people – Photo by: Amaury Laporte Huldufólk – Hidden People There was even one elf story related to when I was born, but I’m going to save that for our Reykjavik Folklore Walking Tour together.
My mother used to tell me stories about the elves she played with when she was growing up. I was raised in a family where the Elves were a part of the landscape and life in general. It is common knowledge that Icelandic people are superstitious by nature. Or the Hidden people like we Icelanders call them
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