When I visited Iceland, our tourguide spent a lot of time talking about Gnomes and the important role they have in Icelandic culture. We even visited a "Gnome village" with its little condominiums...
Though I am not strictly a believer, I have always liked reading about them and listening to folklore stories narrating their adventures.
Everytime I hear them mentioned, the part of me that is still anchored to my childhood resurfaces. When I was a kid, Gnomes populated my imaginations, and where my favourite fantasy characters togehter with the Smurfs. I have always envied their ability to talk to animals and their total and absolute blending with Nature.
Back then I had a favourite book about Gnomes I am sure many of you have read: Gnomes, by Wil Huygen and Rien Poortvliet. I still have this book, and I do still read it once in a while, whenever I want to feel a kid again.
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