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Icelandic folkstories. Elven rock. Elven rocks . 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. Are elves real?. Many people think that elves really do exist - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Elven rock

Icelandic folkstories

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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

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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?

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Elve rock on KlapparhólÁlfhóll 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.

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Here is a video of Iceland and elves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avq9ABxMOys

A video

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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 baby

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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

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And when they returned to the house the baby was alright and had been returned and the other elven baby taken.

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Erla Stefánsdóttir

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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 Stefánsdóttir

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Mammelokker

Minnewater

Manneken Pis

Belgian folkstories

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18th centuryGhent

Man locked in prisonGot no food so he would starveEveryday his daughter breastfed him soHe stayed aliveThe guards saw that as a miracleSo he wan`t guilty

„Mammelokker“

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Roman AgesBruges

Old seaman had a daughter, MinnaArranged a marrige with HorneckIn love with StrombergStromberg had to fightReceived eternal love

„Minnewater“

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Minna forced to marry Horneck andRan awayStromberg came backFound Minna and she diedMade a grave and destroyed a dam„Minna-water“

„Minnewater“

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12th centuryBrusselsMany different stories

1st: saved the town by urinating on a burning fuse

2nd: gift of merchant to localsbecause they found his son

3th: boy urinated on enemy troops so they won the battle

„Manneken Pis“