2006-11-12 08:34:00 · 12 answers · asked by lil sal 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
They came from gnome mans land.
2006-11-12 08:56:24 · answer #1 · answered by L.R.O. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The international family of garden gnomes dates back to the era when the form of the globe consolidated out of Chaos, and the forces responsible for precious and base metals and precious stones implanted them beneath the surface of the earth. Unlike men, gnomes learn from the past and they also have the ability to predict and learn from the future. Their name derives from the Greek word gignosko, meaning 'to learn, understand', and the principal gnome characteristic is an acute understanding of every aspect of the Cosmos.
Garden gnomes are about 8 - 24 inches tall and formed in proportion. They resemble the original people of their host country, so that a Beijing gnome is Chinese in appearance, a Hairy Peruvian gnome resembles a native of Peru, and so on. Apart from their small size, a notable difference between gnomes and humans is their expression of ageless good humor. Garden gnomes lack the human facility for worrying, practice therapeutic festivity, and consequently live for several hundred years.
Garden gnome character is helpful and benign. Gignosko provides them with insight into the spirits of all animate and inanimate creatures and objects, so that they find it easy to influence and co-operate with trees, tools, animals, plants, and every other creation of the Cosmos and its inhabitants.
2006-11-12 09:49:43 · answer #2 · answered by babydoll 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think from the same place that fairie and elf mythology came from. Gnomes being a race of the Little People that exist on a slightly lower plane than ours. Like leprechauns and other small creatures that are human-like in personality.
They like to hang out in gardens and people in Europe sometimes made fancy gardens and images of the Fey to hope to attract them - legend being that to have certain Little Ones around your home can bring very good luck and even friendship.
2006-11-13 17:19:14 · answer #3 · answered by Cedar_2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gnomes are earth elementals. backyard gnomes were likely modeled on sightings of genuine gnomes. Gnomes now and again look clear as if in yet another plane of existence, yet they have the beards and hats. Legends of gnomes look in a good number of countries, they in a good number of cases in good structure an similar description.
2016-11-29 01:59:43 · answer #4 · answered by lemanski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They prefered the outdoor life to the Gnome Office!
2006-11-12 10:45:31 · answer #5 · answered by Thia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They originated in the Land of Nod, they marched with the Vikings and fought alongside them. Then they were cursed by the wicked witch of the east, and turned to plasic gnomes. B&Q bought them and the rest is history.
2006-11-12 08:43:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
aslan robbed the idea from narnia pladuriser should be sahamed no realy i think they ware the the first victoms of mathusila ..
or the victims of a miss understanding they herd that song and took it literaly you no the one every body shood get stoaned
no all jokeing aside they ware jipettos failed attempts
or lepricauns that got caught in daylight or is that for banshees itd explain the anilivia (hoor in the suer )
2006-11-13 07:21:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There r 2 kinds, 1 came from the vikings(I'm dead serious) and the other 1 came from Germany. Hope that helps!
2006-11-12 09:28:15 · answer #8 · answered by Drum4Life 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was it not on coronation street? you know when mavis and derek's gnome travelled around the world.
2006-11-12 08:46:01 · answer #9 · answered by buttercup 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To make your garden look colourful... and creative!!!
2006-11-12 08:40:35 · answer #10 · answered by Lisa P 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋