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 (15[1])the Smith (15[1])the (15[1])“prince of” these beings. A (15[1])boar is sacrificed to these beings on Yule, (-5[1])who appear in an alternate name of that festival. (-5[1])These beings are called (*) huldufolk, or (-5[1])“hidden (-5[1])people” (10[1])in (-5[2])Iceland. (10[2]-5[3])Freyr’s home in (-5[1])Asgard (-5[1])has a name meaning (10[1])“world of” these beings, (10[2])supporting the idea that the distinction between the Vanir and these beings was once blurry. The Prose Edda distinguishes between “dark” and “light” (10[4])varieties of these beings. (10[1])For 10 points, name these powerful magical humanoids in Norse myth, (10[2])often depicted with pointy ears in popular (10[1])fiction. (10[4])■END■ (10[5])