HAFNARFJORDUR, ICELAND — Iceland is known for its northern lights and black sand beaches, but there's another layer of magic in this Nordic island nation that many visitors might miss. In the town of ...

Stories about elves and hidden people are among the most famous elements of Icelandic folklore, often portrayed abroad as evidence of lingering superstition. In reality, the tradition is far more ...

Here's a sentence we didn't expect to read today: "Elf advocates have joined forces with environmentalists to urge the Icelandic Road and Coastal Commission and local authorities to abandon a highway ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland In this land of fire and ice, where the fog-shrouded lava fields offer a spooky landscape in which anything might lurk, stories abound of the hidden folk thousands of elves, making ...

How do the stories we tell and the beliefs we hold shape the way we interact with the planet? A new book, "Looking for Hidden Folk: How Iceland's Elves Can Save the Earth," by author Nancy Marie Brown ...

(AP) In this land of fire and ice, where the fog-shrouded lava fields offer a spooky landscape in which anything might lurk, stories abound of the “hidden folk” thousands of elves, making their homes ...

In Iceland, the Christmas holiday tradition includes not one, but 13 Santa Clauses — brothers who live in the mountains with their parents, creating all manner of mischief, including giving naughty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orlygur Orlyson, left, and Johanna Baldursdottir pose for photographs in front of three elf homes, a location that appeared in the ...