Are they real or something.. did they used to be real? Because I just want to know if gnomes are suppose to be evil or have certain mystical powers if you look @ it, like a mood ring or something.. just wonderin' please help.
2007-01-17 15:02:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Gnomes are wee forest people of folklore. They aren't real. The idea of gnomes is cross cultural and they're refered to by many different names. Basically, gnomes of folklore will do favours for good people like clean their homes, or steal children from bad people and replace them with baby gnomes (changelings). They are sometimes mischevious, sometimes downright evil, and sometimes very good natured, depending on the myth and the culture.
2007-01-17 15:07:52 · answer #1 · answered by Voodoo Lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gnomes are no more or less real than fairies, dragons, unicorns, Santa Clause, Angels, or the Buddha. If you believe, you don't need convincing. If you don't believe, nothing will convince you anyway. Gnomes like to beat up on trolls. And it's trolls that are bad, very bad. Gnomes will tease, but they cannot lie. Gnomes have been around for longer than people have. Today, they try to be politically correct and call themselves dwarves. They aren't alone in that aspect though. Leprechauns today are called midgets. Not all midgets are leprechauns, and not all dwarves are gnomes. It's up to you to tell the difference. They are all magical people, though they never work magic in public.
2007-01-18 00:08:50 · answer #2 · answered by BuddyL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOOK UP GNOMES IN DICTIONARY...
2007-01-17 23:13:06 · answer #3 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are small lil men ..or sometimes woman.. FAKE ONES! and they live under ur bed =]
2007-01-17 23:07:47 · answer #4 · answered by Mashka kakashka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they are just something you put in your yard
2007-01-17 23:06:37 · answer #5 · answered by bobby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋