Iceland Still Believes in Elves and Ghosts

[David Morris]

http://icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16567&ew_0_a_id=290137

According to a recent study on superstition in Iceland supervised by
Terry Gunnell, associate folklore professor at the University of
Iceland, a significant portion of participants would not rule out the
existence of elves and ghosts.

The results of the study were similar to those of a study conducted in
1974 by Professor Erlendur Haraldsson, Fréttabladid reports.

“Icelanders seem much more open to phenomena like dreaming the future,
forebodings, ghosts and elves than other nations,” Gunnell said.