The Old High German word for the mandrake plant literally meant “secret” of these beings. A Norse expression for urinating literally meant “to drive away [these beings],” since they could not tolerate uncleanness. The Poetic Edda calls Wayland the Smith the “prince of” these beings. A boar is sacrificed to (15[1])these beings on Yule, (-5[1])who appear in an alternate name of that festival. (15[1])These (-5[1])beings are called (*) huldufolk, or “hidden people” in (-5[1])Iceland. (10[2]-5[2])Freyr’s (15[1])home in Asgard has a name meaning (10[1])“world (-5[1])of” these beings, (10[1])supporting the idea that the distinction between the Vanir and these beings was once blurry. The (-5[2])Prose Edda distinguishes between “dark” and “light” (10[1])varieties of these beings. For 10 points, (-5[1])name these powerful magical humanoids in Norse myth, (10[2])often depicted (10[1])with pointy ears (-5[1])in popular (10[1])fiction. ■END■ (10[2])