Icelandic Elf School
This is not a Hogwartian fantasy, there really is an Elf school in the Iceland city of Reykjavík. The school, known as Álfaskólinn in Icelandic, teaches students and visitors about the different kinds of elves that are believed to inhabit the country. The school’s founder Magnús Skarphéðinsson has created a full curriculum, text books and various certificate programmes ranging from half-day tasters to longer diplomas.
The school is also engaged in a long-term research programme into Iceland’s Hidden People and publishes papers on their findings. 10% of Icelanders believe in elves and supernatural beings, while a further 80% refuse to rule out their existence. The belief is so widespread the authorities employ folklorists as consultants in the construction industries. A new road was recently re-routed at the port of Hafnarfjordur so as to avoid a large rock thought to be home to elves.
One Response to “Icelandic Elf School”
Leave a Reply
Saell Magnús,
my name is Silke Kreikenbohm. From 1985 to 1993 I had worked with Ómar Benediktsson and other Icelandic people in Hamburg. In that period, I had the opportunity to travel to Iceland for 14 times – and I loved this country very much. I always said that I really felt “at home” being in Iceland.
On 25th September 2008, I received the booklet “The Elfschool Studies” which you passed to Ómar and which Ómar sent me. Thank you very much, Magnús! I enjoyed very much to read it.
Ómar Benediktsoon gave you a stone which had to be returned to Iceland. This was my task to bring it on the way – I got it from a friend of mine in July this year. Ómar told me that you would like to hear the whole story about this stone. I would be very pleased to tell you all.
So I just wanted to get in contact with you in order to know if I shall tell you the story in English or in German. As it is really a long story because the stone has initiated a lot of very deep experiences for my personal spiritual development, I would prefer to tell it in German.
I hope that I will travel to Iceland next year, at least I think of it. But this is not clear at the moment. Or do you happen to come to Germany in next time? Or do I have to write the whole story to you? Just let me know.
Thank you very much once more for the booklet. It is great that there is a “álfaskolinn” in Reykjavík. I think it is necessary for the human beings to learn and to know that there is more on earth than only men. It gives a different respect for nature.
Bestu kvedjur,
Silke