[MR] BBC REEL: Huldufólk, Iceland's Elves

[Garth Groff and Sally Sanford]

Noble Friends,

Yesterday I stumbled onto this fascinating BBC video about the
*Huldufólk, *Iceland's
elves. While this is a modern story, it is about the continuation of a folk
tradition that fits our SCA period of interest. What is surprising is that
a large slice of Iceland's people take the Huldufólk quite seriously. Oh,
well. We Scots love Nessie.

Enjoy the video at:
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0f5xqv0/hulduf-lk-iceland-s-mythical-world-of-hidden-people
. Warning: this clip takes a loooooong time to load.

More about Huldufólk is found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huldufólk .

Back in 2019 a rock thought to be a Huldufólk "chapel" was carefully moved
during road construction:
https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-31987941 .

Yours Aye,


Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  🦆