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Álfar, tröll og íslenskar þjóðsögur.

2021-1-IS01-KA122-SCH-0000356242021Short-term projects for mobility of learners and staff in school education finalized
Countries: IS · Grant: €22,325
Bridging intercultural, intergenerational and social divideCultural heritage

Objectives

Icelandic activity. The original fairytails from Iceland are most of them very dark and terrible. Fairies are mythical creatures from Germanic mythology who have lived in nortern European folklora. The elves they are often discribed as small, young, very beautiful people, living in or around stone‘s here in Iceland and they often do some bad things to the human´s. They always live forever and have magical powers, and the Icelandic people can see them. Elves appear regularly in old and new fairy tales, they talk to secret people. Icelandic fairies usually live on cliffs or rockt and practice their farming like humans but prefer to be left alone. We here in Iceland have good relationship between elves and the humans. It is usually dangerous to upset elves, for example by disturbing their habit or hitting so-called stress spots. But if they are rewarded, rich rewards are known, in many legends the fortunes of those who have helped an elf woman in childbirth are reported. We have also very big and giant trolls, for example our Santa Claus‘es are 13 big men, and there mother is very big, and there father is huge. They live in the mountains and in cave‘s with there pet – a black cat that eats children. But the Icelandic Viking

Background

Fairies are mythical creatures from Germanic mythology who have lived in nortern European folklora. Kópavogsskóli is the first elementary school in Kópavogsbær, which has about 370 students. 58 primary school teachers are employed and other staff is about 34. The elementary school has been operating since January 12, 1949. The school is a health-promoting school, which emphasis on good school spirit and equality. We are known in the municipality as a multicultural community and are about 20% students from abroad, our outlook has increased considerably and is an exceptionally good multicultural department within of the school and the students blend well into the student body. We have very close to us library/natural history museum/cultural museum and there is a lot of knowledge that the school has used and received education. Easy access to good teachers is also in the area, who can educate us. Oral knowledge has remained here within the house and there old teachers come into play which is a treasure. In the vicinity of the school is Álfhóll, which has proved to be a good place for us town residents difficult to deal with for example.

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