In Iceland, the Yule Lads are stirring. And like so much in this strange — and strangely beautiful — place, they are not what you expect. Yes, the Yule Lads appear at Yuletide, all 13 of them, and yes ...

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, ...

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, ...

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, ...

Editor's note: This story was rebroadcasted on Dec. 23, 2022. Click here for the audio. In Iceland, the Christmas holiday tradition includes not one, but 13 Santa Clauses. They're brothers who live in ...

Nancy Marie Brown has traveled to Iceland 30 times in 35 years. The stony, often desolate country calls to her in screams and whispers. On her trips to the far north island nation, the East Burke ...

For the full story, click here. Before the pandemic, Here & Now spent a week in Iceland covering environmental issues — and everywhere we went, we heard about elves! Not only does more than half the ...

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, ...

Josh Gates’ Destination Truth heads to the mysterious island of Iceland, where elves abound This week Josh Gates’ Destination Truth investigates the truth about a Japanese water monster and some very ...

Iceland is renowned for its elf lore and miniature houses, as depicted in Netflix’s “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.” This itty-bitty one-bedroom, one-bathroom fully-furnished elf ...

For a potential elf encounter of your own, head to Hafnarfjordur, a pretty, Icelandic seaside town a few miles south of Reykjavik. This reputed home of the Elf King and Queen is where you can take an ...