@EricLawton "Elves appear frequently in Northern European and Germanic mythology where they are generally described as beautiful and subtle eternal beings who are in possession of great powers. The Icelandic elves, however, are their own species.

"Commonly referred to as Huldufólk (hidden people), the elves of Iceland live in enchanted rocks and cliffs where they lead lives that are very similar to those lead by humans; they keep livestock, cut hay, row fishing boats, pick berries and go to church on Sundays.

"Despite these resemblances—or perhaps precisely because of them—the hidden people prefer to be left alone and usually remain invisible, only allowing themselves to be seen in particular situations and at specific times like New Year’s Eve and Midsummer’s Night. "
https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/folklore-in-iceland

#Elves #Elvish #Elfdalian #Mythology #Folklore

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Oh! Having said that, I've done quite a bit of Scandi language learning on #Duolingo this year.
#Danish #Dansk #Norwegian #Norsk #Swedish #Svenska and also #Finnish #Suomi
I'm going to try and give #Icelandic a good go next year, all being well.
That's on #Memrise rather than Duo; there's lots of good stuff there too:
#Faroese, #Elfdalian, #Saami, #OldNorse, #NyNorn etc.
#íslenska
I did a tiny bit of all these, but didn't get into the habit of doing them regularly.

#ScandinavianStudies