tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post2830999635042985257..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: Iceland's Elf Obsessionelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-10238812691106746872016-01-04T08:47:03.421-05:002016-01-04T08:47:03.421-05:00And Ireland is Catholic to this day. Or, at least ...And Ireland is Catholic to this day. Or, at least used to be so up to 1986.Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-57978860075962257902016-01-03T12:51:53.108-05:002016-01-03T12:51:53.108-05:00It is the same in Ireland, but involves their beli...It is the same in Ireland, but involves their beliefs regarding Fairies. Farmers will plow around mounds that are thought to be inhabited by Fairies. There is a story about an English construction company that was developing a piece of property and destroyed an area known to be inhabited by Fairies. The company suffered all sorts of trouble such as a ship load of construction equipment sinking, etc. I believe they eventually abandoned the project.julygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008279978165536349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-58759589748340273512016-01-02T08:56:38.031-05:002016-01-02T08:56:38.031-05:00Be it noted: this has gone on through not just Lut...Be it noted: this has gone on through not just Lutheran but also Catholic centuries of Iceland.<br /><br />In other words, believing in existence of álfar, without obviously worshipping them with either latria or even dulia, is not inconsistent with the Catholic Faith.Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.com