REYKJAVIK, Iceland – In this land of fire and ice, where the fog-shrouded lava fields offer a spooky landscape in which anything might lurk, stories abound of the "hidden folk" — thousands of elves, ...

Elf culture is a legitimate thing in Iceland. Not only does much of the country's folklore revolve around pint-sized elves, but many people around the world believe in their existence. So much so, ...

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador shared a photo he claimed shows an elf-like creature from Mayan mythology, NBC News reports. "I share two photos of our supervision of the Mayan Train ...

A small earthen mound is decorated as an “elf house” near Strandakirkja in southern Iceland. An Icelandic group called the Hrauvinir claims that ancient elves of Iceland would be disturbed by the ...

Mexico’s president posted a photo on his social media accounts Saturday showing what he said appeared to be a mythological woodland spirit similar to an elf. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador did ...

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Every December, they quietly appear everywhere. In storybooks, films, classroom decorations and Christmas cards, elves are shown hammering toys, checking lists and peeking out mischievously from Santa ...

There's a little Christmas helper who comes to stay for the festive period and lives in your house, where he surveys everything going on. Sound a bit familiar? The Elf on the Shelf may have been a US ...

Perhaps next of kin to the "Elf On the Shelf" is Danish Christmas Elf "Jule Nisse" (pronounced Yule Nee-suh), standing at 16 inches tall with a long white beard and wearing a conical cap. Twelve ...