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@magicaldonut3315

2 жыл бұрын

it's been 11 days since the normal KZread news, what's up..

My mother was born in Hafnafjordur. She attended school right across from the rock where you saw the lights. My Aunt and Uncle owned a printing shop close to the hospital there. I also lived with them for a short time. Most of my family still lives there. I also lived in Reykjavik. I also knew the story about the road, but you gave me more detail.I know my grandmother believed in the elves! Also the Icelandic horses have the best gait to ride! Very smooth!

Greetings from Michigan USA . My mother was Icelandic and I grew up with these stories❄️🌞

@TheReykjavikGrapevine

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Glad you enjoyed it.

Polly has to be an elf. A part white, part black elf.

I find myself grinning while listening to these folk tales. I realise my face hurts from smiling at the end of the video. Always a pleasure to see Polly and learn more about Iceland.

You're an amazing storyteller, Valur! I didn't know about Iceland's Hidden People before this. I love that your mother passed this folklore on to you, and that each generation keeps the tradition. Here in the US often things like that have been lost in the "melting pot." Your memory about the light is definitely true, so vivid and clear to this day. My early memories were not so luminous, but we're about the forest area where we lived, raccoons, snakes, Blue Jays, and berries. Much love to you, Art, Polly, and the team from California! 💜🇮🇸🧝🍀

I grew up partly outside of Keflavik. Huldu folk tales were told to kids and and if you were naughty an elf or a giantess would come and steal you away! It worked! 😁 Polly was so cute waiting for you to finish today.

Icelanders' Schrödinger's 'Elf Belief' paradox...

Incredible scenery in Iceland and shot beautifully by Art. And great stories about the elves. Been reading about them lately and very intrigued. Whether or not they are true or Icelandic folklore. Nice surprise to see Polly at the end! Hope you survived the Red Alert day safely! Sounded like some real nasty weather!

Great commentary, videography and scenery. Thank You Valur, Art and Polly. 🐾🐾😘 Great stories about Elves in Iceland. Who is to say that such myths are not true?! People around the world may have different names for them but the core belief is the same. I believe your story about seeing a light coming from inside the cave. Your Brother may have forgotten but you still have a vivid memory of it. If it was not true, U would have forgotten it long ago. You were 4 years old! Children have a unique ability to see magical phenomena. I will never forget my own magical experience. It is as vivid today as it was all those many, many years ago (Pre school age). Adults who remember such events go on to become Children's Story Book Authors / Editors in Chief at an amazing magazine! 🙂 Thank You for sharing. Icelandic Horses are so beautiful. Their natural and unique 5 gaits look and sound wonderful. Enjoy Beautiful Iceland. 🇮🇸 💕 Stay safe. 🧝‍♀️🧝‍♂️

What stunning scenery! Hope to be there at the end of August and have already booked hotels because Grapevine informed me that you expect 1 million visitors this year. Thank you for the tip! Blönduos is definitely on the list, both for scenery and their textile Museum. With any luck, we might encounter some elves. Nice to see Polly at the end of the video.❤️

It just seems like there are so many places in Iceland where the local geography is breathtaking! Our state has mountains about 3 hours drive away from where I live, and they're beautiful, but to be around that as much as you all get to be, I just can't imagine! And of course, Art's beautiful filming of everything just adds to the majesty of it all!

Keep this up! I love hearing about Icelandic folklore! Can’t wait to visit there again!

Brilliant! Great story…plus Icelandic horses are fantastic. Thanks guys…and Polly 👍🏼

You know, Valur, maybe your brother doesn't remember because the elves made it so. I'm sure your memory of the event is valid; when we are very young, our brains are like sponges and we take everything in, with every detail! We cannot censor what we perceive, because our awareness is still wide open. Anywho, I will try to meet some elves on my next visit, because I have A LOT of questions for them... ;)

Intriguing! Great storytelling, Valur. Thanks for sharing your experience of seeing such a light as a very young child. Gave me the shivers. Had an odd experience as a young child that I have never been able to explain away, nor has any one else. The world is an amazing place.

@juliocean1331

2 жыл бұрын

Do share! It seems many children have such experiences. We can't all be wrong. Very young Children don't lie. It's a learned behaviour. IMO

A lot of ‘elves’ walk out of shops in London without paying for things 😛

@juliocean1331

2 жыл бұрын

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It is intriguing how different Icelandic elves are to those of much of the western world. Thankyou Valur for explains their origins and their differences so clearly. Iceland has a lovely feel of old meets new around every (beautiful) corner. Thanks so much Valur (& Art & Polly). 👏

Great story. Elves are very intriguing creatures/persons. I remember the story about the road. I think I read a thriller over this story. And I have been told there are more places in Iceland where they had to change the road because of the elves. Iceland has quite a lot of magic places.

@OneFootInIceland

2 жыл бұрын

I've read that too! Was it a Michael Ridpath?

@marie-annemoors2133

2 жыл бұрын

@@OneFootInIceland I really don't remember. I thought it was an Icelandic author.

@OneFootInIceland

2 жыл бұрын

@@marie-annemoors2133 I know I read one too, but I was thinking it was a novella maybe rather than a full novel, which is why Ridpath or Quentin Bates would be my first guesses! But if it was Icelandic then I'd bet it was Ragnar Jónasson as I'm sure I read it quite early on in my Icelandic obsession and he was at the forefront for me back at the start!

Very nice story! I was wondering where Polly was hiding or off playing with a elve. Loved your sweater!

Interesting..the Irish have similar tales about their "leprechauns". Leprechauns seem to be fairly helpful to humans..as long as you don't disturb them. One guy in Belfast said that the DeLorean Car Company failed because they cut down a blackthorne tree where the factory was placed-the Leprechauns didn't like that.

Great storys as always. It's interesting that the Trolls in our minds are often the bad creatures and elves are the gentle and always kind. But here it's almost the other way around. Another thing, I wonder...Are children more open to see things ore do they just have the better imagination? When I was a child a have seen a few ghosts, I think. I still remember it pretty well... But we will never know if there really was a light/ghost

Valur, you have a way with animals! As you were walking, the horses were following you. And that one let you pet it. And we all can see how much Polly loves you!! That's a great quality to have because animals can sense the kindness or cruelty of people's true natures. They really like you!!

Loved this episode so much! Thank you for sharing these interesting Icelandic stories! 🙏🌞💕📕

Thanks for providing the scoop on elves! Very interesting

You are wonderful storyteller 💕

Love your stories. Thank you for sharing with us.

Just spent over a month in Skagafjörđur with a team of archeologist. The owners of the house where we excavated told us the land was a trading post for Elves. They even went South to meet with a medium to gain permission before building their home. We took a tour on Icelandic horses across that majestic landscape. In fact, we stayed at Keldudalur's Guest House just down from where we were excavating. I just returned home last week and miss it already.

We visited Kálfshamarsviti in August'19 that is not far from Skagaströnd... very nice area and far from the main tourists spots.

The first time I visited Iceland in 2013, the rock of Hafnarfjörður was actually the first place we visited on our way from the airport to the room we had booked in Reykjavík. I had read about elves living there, so we climbed around a bit without meeting any. But I like the energy of this place and the view.

Great video-well researched and presented. Thank you!

So interesting! Watch until the end. Big reward ;-)

If Polly could talk, she could tell you if elves are there.

I love this, I'm in Tasmania Australia, so a very long way away, the most exciting thing Australia has is our natives stories, but where i am i Tasmania, i personally can only watch that as well. I love learning about other countries, and cultures... Everything 😊, you are brilliant and relateable like, having a conversation with a friend , so likeable ❤❤❤. I hope i can subscribe, i only have my phone and it's not letting me subscribe, and i am being unsubscribed from my older channels, but I'll try. Thank you also, you look so cold ❄ 🥶🌄🌅🌞..

Love this site

If I homeworked this right for NorsePlay's Norse Mythology map project, the Map Of Midgard, the Tröllaskarð at Hegranes Ridge is at 65.74318, -19.50096, for you adventurers who want to go check that location out.

Thank you

Valur - You saw the elf light in the cliff when you were four because you are an elf! You must have been switched at birth, as you said sometimes happens.

Thank you all, for this video and this information. Thank you also to The Reykjavík Grapevine and to Valur Grettisson. I always thought this topic about the elves and hidden folk is a very interesting one. The supernatural always has this weird feel to it, like almost comprehensible but just outside our reach somehow. In this place it takes the specific shape of hidden folk and elves, which is a comforting feeling somehow. In any case; trying to see this topic from an objective point of view, there is no clear evidence for now about this whole thing yet, so it's difficult to scientifically quantify this phenomena, that being said however, there is a case to be made here, when not one, not two, not three people but entire civilizations and groups of people talk about this, no matter from which point you try to spin it.

He's doing the penguin walk. Thought that was a canadian thing. Super endearing

Can elves appear in non- human form? If so I think I saw one near the end of the video. An elf manifestation in the form of a small black-and-white dog. Amazing!!

Amazing!!

Imagine buying a nice piece of land. Then there comes the medium and tells you that the elves don't want you to build a house here. I'd say that's bad business.

I just can't wait to visit Iceland ☺ hopefully next year

@TheReykjavikGrapevine

Жыл бұрын

fingers crossed :)

Oh, gosh, this was intersting.

yes, i loooove your stories

when you stand next to his memorial you look like his reincarnation no cap

Iceland 🇮🇸 is beautiful 🧡🌨☃️❄

This was pretty cool.

Troll's LoVe Me lol

THANK YOU 🌲

Thank you . Very nice. Visit iceland in June 2024 . From USA western ny ❤

Thank you sir

Wow great story I am already wanting to go there to the crossroads and ask the hiddenpeople a wish hehe also I'm curious if in north Sweden and Norway they also believe in the hiddenpeople.

Do you think Elves are spirits?

@TheReykjavikGrapevine

2 жыл бұрын

No, not really. As we learn it, they are like hidden humans with abilities.

Iceland is Tol Eressëa. I believe.

Brasil.

Where's Lars Erickssong?

Why did you continue calling them Elves if they do not like to be called this? Are you trying to make them mad?

Boring