![]() ![]() The second story is about a traveler who gets lost and stumbles upon a farm one night. As a result, the ‘dirty children’ became the first Huldufólk. God, however, being omniscient, knew what was going on, and declared that those who had been hidden from him would also be hidden from man. God then asked Eve if there are any more of her children whom he had not met yet, to which Eve answered ‘no’. ![]() Embarrassed to show God the dirty ones, she hid them, and only showed him those who were clean. The story is set in the Garden of Eden, where God comes to visit Adam and Eve one day and requests to meet their children.Īt that time, Eve was bathing them, though she had not finished doing so. In the first story, the origin of the Huldufólk is traced back to a period of time before the fall of man. Both of these stories have a Christian aspect. There are (at least) two stories which provide an explanation for the existence of the Huldufólk. There are many stories of encounters with the Huldufólk. Although the Huldufólk are usually hidden from the view of people, some humans are believed to be privileged enough to see them. ![]() These beings are also said to be very similar to human beings, and live in little houses in the rocks. In Icelandic folklore, the Huldufólk (meaning hidden people ) are like elves. ![]()
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