Icelandic folkstories Elves are mythical creatures from the early times of men They live in rocks or even hills Elves usually appear in norse mythology or even fairytales Elven rocks Many people think that elves really do exist ID: 273634
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Elven rock
Icelandic
folkstoriesSlide2
Elves are mythical creatures from the early times of men.
They live in rocks or even hills.
Elves usually appear in norse mythology or even fairytales.
Elven rocks Slide3Slide4
Many people think that elves really do exist
And a well respected news agency called DV asked a people
from a random pick that if they belived in elves.Majority answered YES
Are elves real?Slide5
Elve rock on Klapparhól
Álfhóll is a famous hill in Kópavogur where elves live. It is located near a school called Digranesskóli. The rock is largely covered in gras and
moss. Slide6
Here is a video of Iceland and elves
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=avq9ABxMOys
A videoSlide7
Once a man who lived in the East side of the land had a new born baby. One day he had to travel and leave the baby alone with the village people. He told them never to leave the baby alone but one day they didn‘t listen and left the baby alone for a while.
Elves return a babySlide8
When he returned to the village the baby was acting like a lunetic. He then examined the baby and noticed that it wasn‘t his. He was furious and went to an
elf
rock and cursed it and said he would blow the rock up if they wouldn‘t return his baby. He went home then and told every people in the village to go for a while
continueSlide9
And when they returned to the house the baby was alright and had been returned
and the other
elven baby taken.
Continue part 2Slide10
Erla StefánsdóttirSlide11
Erla Stefánsdóttir is a highly respected elf specialist. Early in the year 1990 she took a walk through Árlahóla and experienced paranormal activity when she saw a dwarf-like creature for the first time.
She described the Elves as happy, exciting creatures, they dressed in bright colorful clothes.
Erla StefánsdóttirSlide12
MammelokkerMinnewaterManneken Pis
Belgian folkstoriesSlide13
18th century
Ghent
Man locked in prisonGot no food
so
he
would
starve
Everyday his daughter
breastfed him so
He
stayed
alive
The guards
saw
that as a miracle
So he
wa
n`t
guilty
„Mammelokker“Slide14
Roman AgesBruges
Old seaman had a daughter, Minna
Arranged a marrige with HorneckIn love with Stromberg
Stromberg had to fight
Received eternal love
„Minnewater“Slide15
Minna forced to marry Horneck and
Ran away
Stromberg came backFound Minna and she diedMade a grave and destroyed a dam
„Minna-water“
„Minnewater“Slide16
12th
century
BrusselsMany different stories1st
:
saved the
town by
urinating
on
a
burning
fuse
2
nd
: gift of merchant to locals
because they found his son
3
th
: boy urinated
on
enemy
troops
so they won the battle
„Manneken Pis“