What to bring with lava rocks home from Iceland is not only illegal. It can also cause severe bad luck. It has a British tourist have experienced, which has now been sent back the stolen stone to Iceland to get rid of bad luck. The British room and board tourists visited Iceland just before the financial crash in autumn 2008, but that he knew it was illegal, he picked up with a lava stone as a souvenir. Since then, everything has gone to pot - both in their private and professional lives. And he explains his unhappiness with the stone. Therefore, he sent back to the stone Jarðvísindastofnun room and board along with a letter in which he told how unlucky he has been since he took lava rock home. Jarðvísindastofnun contacted Iceland Tourist room and board Assistance, which in turn got in touch with Norðurflug, as the helicopter left the stone at Eyjafjallajökull, the site of Iceland's newest lava fields. The strange mission at Jarðvísindastofnun ended up under Fréttablaðið on Rikke Pedersen's table: "He was perfectly serious about this and he was not joking. ... He had been here on a trip with his family and all sorts of bad things happened when he got home. He was quite sure that it was due to the stone that he had wrongfully taken., he was sure it would work out if he sent it to the Island. " In Icelandic room and board folklore, there is a natural explanation for the accident. Anyone who disrupted a settlement related gnomes or elves could be exposed to their resentment. The person on the other hand, respected their wishes room and board became prosperous. There are good and bad blocks, and the greatest opportunity to meet the lucky stones is on Midsummer's Eve. Being able to distinguish the two varieties to require great insight - and ethnologist Kristinn room and board H. Schram says that this knowledge may not have existed in the British tourist: "This is obviously not an exact science, but in this folklore can see how the is tied to the benefit of nature conservation, farmers and cattle. In this case, it may transfer to the tourists room and board where such stories refines the country. " Exactly where British tourist took the stone is not clear from the story. The picture room and board was taken at Krafla. Here you can read more about Icelandic folklore.
Oops, sounds dangerous! Best to hide in a hut in the woods with the helmet on the head! I've also stolen the stones and keep me under the bed (with all belongings safely in the mattress) room and board ... August 1, 2010 20:48
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