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A tiny door in the base of a tree in Kew Gardens, Toronto, perhaps belonging to elves.
Fairy door (perhaps an elf door?), Kew Gardens, Toronto

Elves in Toronto

Are there elves in Toronto? I hope so.

Reading about Iceland, in preparation for a trip, I learned that a survey conducted by Professor Terry Gunnell’s team at the University of Iceland in 2007 showed that over 80% of respondents refused to deny the existence of elves (source).

It’s about respect for nature, which is something Icelanders know is very much alive.Terry Gunnell

Love this.

Gunnell provides an introduction to Iceland’s elves in this “BBC Ideas” video.

In popular culture, elves play a big part in the 2020 film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Elf-related highlights below.

 

See also:

In Iceland, ‘respect the elves – or else’ by Oliver Wainright, The Guardian, March 25, 2015

More Than Half of This Country Believes in Elves by Rich Warren, National Geographic, December 1, 2017

The elusive ‘hidden people’ of Iceland by Laura Studarus, BBC Travel, December 18, 2018

Huldufólk on Wikipedia