tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44114112231082987932011-04-21T14:16:51.148-07:00Carol J Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18102439861551913255noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411411223108298793.post-74386103240853921972009-03-25T18:02:00.000-07:002009-03-25T18:13:32.228-07:00<strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://caroljmiller.wordpress.com/garden-gnomes-need-work">Good and Bad Gnomes</a></span></strong><br /><br />A gnome is a dwarflike fairy in Norse mythology and folklore. There are both good ones, called light gnomes and bad ones called black gnomes. The good gnomes lived in the air, danced on the grass and rested in trees. The bad gnomes lived in the ground and moved through earth as easily as if it were water. They were dangerous and could cause diseases in cattle and in men. The male gnomes were ugly and humpbacked and had to live underground all their lives. Daylight turned them to stone. Their women were beautiful. They would often creep out at night and make lonely wanderers lose their way in the darkness. The black gnomes are often confused with the trolls or dwarfs.<br /><br />For more information go to <a href="http://caroljmiller.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/background-of-garden-gnomes">Background of Garden Gnomes</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4411411223108298793-7438610324085392197?l=goodbadgnomes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Carol J Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18102439861551913255noreply@blogger.com0