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.