Case file · Fairy lore

Bolungarvík rockfall blamed on elves

In 2011, rocks fell onto residential streets in Bolungarvík, west Iceland; some residents blamed angry elves disturbed by roadworks and hoped to appease them.

2011 CE · 66.16, -23.25 · status: account

The sceptical view

A steep mountainside above a town, prone to rockfall.

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  1. Wikipedia: Huldufólk
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