Álagablettur

Álagablettur means "power places," "spelled spots," or "enchanted spots" in Icelandic. Icelanders believe that huldufólk live in these areas, and leave them alone.^[1][2][3][4] However, only 2-5% of Icelanders claimed to have experienced Álagablettur.^[5]

References

1. Goreau, Angeline (1996-05-12). "Land of Elves and Trolls and Pretty Ponies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
2. Swatos, William H.; Loftur Reimar Gissurarson (1997). Icelandic spiritualism : mediumship and modernity in Iceland. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-1-56000-273-4.
3. Magnusson, Sigurdur A. (1996). "Nature in Icelandic poetry". Literary Review 39 (4): 505–508. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
4. Simundsson, Svava (1996-09-06). "Hunting out the Huldufolk". Lögberg-Heimskringla. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
5. Haraldsson, Erlendur (2008). "A new survey of psychic experiences in Iceland". West Downs Conference Centre, University Of Winchester, UK: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY FOR PSYCHICAL RESEARCH.

Further reading

• "Álagablettur við bæjarhúsin í Akbraut í Holtum veldur áhyggju: Virkjunarframkvæmdir gætu raskað álfabyggð". DV (in Icelandic). 2003-06-19. p. 2. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
• Hallgrímsson, Sigfús (1983). "Álagablettur". Súlur (in Icelandic) 13 (1–2): 139–144.
• Harðarson, Bjarni (2001). Landið, fólkið og þjóðtrúin (in Icelandic). Selfossi: Sunnlenska bókaútgáfan. ISBN 9979-60-702-5. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
• Sæmundsson, Jóhannes Óli (1974). "Álagablettur : í Ólafsfjarðarmúla". Súlur (in Icelandic) 4 (1): 42.
• Samúelsson, Steingrímur (1975). "Álagablettur". Breiðfirðingur (in Icelandic) 34: 63–64.
• Sigþórsdóttur, Jóhönnu (2004-12-03). "Grunur um miltisbrand í álagablettum hérlendis". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 8. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
• Valgeirsdóttir, Rakel (2007). Álagablettir í Árneshreppi (in Icelandic). Reykjavík: Háskóla Íslands. Retrieved 2010-06-01.