[BenLurkin]

Civilization never quite took hold in Iceland.

[driftdiver]

When you’re a long way from Christ there are all kinds of possibilities.

[Ouchthatonehurt]

“Who am I to Judge?”

Bless me father for I have sinned...

[mikrofon]

Iceland – Gorgeous scenery & vistas…

(Strange people ;)

[real saxophonist]

Iceland. Home of Bjork, and... this...

[Snickering Hound]

Then she discovered they were all just fat nerdy LARP'ers.

[Jeff Chandler]

[trisham]

"Iceland's signature alcoholic beverage is Brennivín (literally "burnt (i.e. distilled) wine"), which is similar to Scandinavian akvavit. It is a type of vodka made from distilled potatoes and flavoured with either caraway seeds or angelica. Its potency has earned it the nickname svarti dauði ("Black Death")."

Source: Wikipedia

Coincidence? You decide.

[cyn]

One of those participating in the protests was Ragnhildur Jónsdóttir, who from an early age maintained that she had the ability to see and communicate with these mythological sprites. No stranger to the inquisitive glance of strangers...

Aaaannd, it goes from there.

My favorite scene from Labyrinth:

"OW! It bit me!!"

"Of course it bit you, it's a fairy."

[Hatteras]

No, seriously, she's telling the truth!...

[bboop]

We Norwegians, the true Vikings, sent some of the aberrant brethren to the distant shores of Iceland.

[Hot Tabasco]

Fear not fair Ragnhildur Jónsdóttir, daugher of Rathmaghur Jonduttekhir, Iceland is melting and soon the Elves will be set free..........

[BreezyDog]

geðklofa

[Safetgiver]

remains steadfast in her beliefs and is convinced that everything she says is true.... I do, too. But my old lady says “I SAW you in bed with that 20 year old chippy” I keep telling her “it wasn’t me!! It was Elsnogh Recldesipahn, the guy down the street.” Might have been. She left four months ago and I haven’t seen her since.

[MV=PY]

"her beliefs when taken in context are perhaps not as crazy as they might initially seem. "

Sounds like she belongs in DC.

[crz]

I do too, after a few.

[skepsel]

Meh, you can see fairies kiss in the NFL.

[Chickensoup]

There is an elf school in Iceland.

The Icelandic Elf School (Álfaskólinn)

Reykjavík, Iceland

[SkyPilot]

More like demons.

[blueunicorn6]

Eh....she saw a cat.

[dr_lew]

Found a map of the highway project. It was held up last December for "environmental" reasons, which in this case amount to sentiment to preserve an iconic lava field, as see map comparison below. I think the elves are late recruits, but very powerful ones in the area of sentiment.

I saw some "elven churches" with Google search, and they seem to be mostly rock formations, not involving lava, and I'm hard put to see a candidate for this in the Google Earth image. Nevertheless, I'm a sentimental guy, and who needs that stupid road?