The Magic of Huldufólk
What if you were told that, sequestered in the hills and rocks of the wilderness near you, there lived hidden people? In form, they resemble you and your neighbours, and in their daily lives, they also pursue many things you enjoy. Yet their homes are neither condos nor cottages, but rather the hunched and tumbled stones strewn about the field beyond your four walls. This is more than a mere thought experiment for many people who live in Iceland or the Faroe Islands. To those whose communities huddle together against the grey chill of the North Atlantic's storms or live in the lee of volcanos like a mouse asleep beside a mammoth, the idea that the land is alive with invisible—and active—forces are not too far to fathom.
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An article I wrote for Release Peace Magazine, on the beings in Icelandic and Faroese folklore, the Huldufólk (Hidden Folk), and their associations with the land.
