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Iceland is home to 13 or more kinds of huldufólk , like elves, dwarves and so forth. Want to build a factory? You have to hire a clairvoyant to make sure no local elves will be harmed or peeved by the work. Your highway project is having mechanical problems? You've pissed off an elfin community.
Read more about it in this great Explainer at Slate.
Iceland is home to 13 or more kinds of huldufólk , like elves, dwarves and so forth. Want to build a factory? You have to hire a clairvoyant to make sure no local elves will be harmed or peeved by the work. Your highway project is having mechanical problems? You've pissed off an elfin community.
Read more about it in this great Explainer at Slate.
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