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In Iceland, it's believed that while Eve was washing her children, God spoke to her. In her surprise and awe, she hid the children she had not yet washed. God asked if all of her children were there, and she said yes. Then He said that from then on, the children hidden from Him would be hid from all mankind. They became Faerie-folk, elves, and Huldre Folk*.
In Norse mythology, it is told of how maggots emerging from the corpse of the giant Ymir transformed themselves into Light Elves and Dark Elves. The light ones were good and happy, and flew. The dark were evil, blighting, and lived underground.
Elsewhere, it is said that Faeries were fallen angels; to evil to enter heaven and to good to settle in hell. In Devon, pixies were considered the spirits of unbaptised children.
Huldre Folk* - beings of Faerie with beautiful fronts, and hollowed or bark-like backs. Huldre girls are exceptionally beautiful, but often with cow's tails. And so, the Huldre Folk displays only a beautiful front, to hide their true origin.
