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Who Are Those Houses for? Elves? Oh, They Are?

So if you're anything like us, you're probably a bit confused as to why on Earth someone would go to the trouble of building these tiny houses everywhere. Well, welcome to Iceland. These tiny houses are actually built for the Huldufolk, mythological creatures that many Icelandic people believe exist. The houses are a place for these elves to seek shelter away from the bothersome presence of actual, existing human beings.

Peter Wr

So guess that solves the case of the mysterious tiny Icelandic houses. That's a shame, really. They could have made for a neat Sherlock Holmes novel. Oh well, on to the next mystery.