The Truth About Gnomes

Gnomes have rather an interesting origin story. Gnome-like figures were originally seen in Germany in the 1800s and these terracotta gnome figures were taken from there to the United Kingdom in the mid-1800s by Sir Charles Isham who used them in his garden. Word of...

What is the Legend of the Gnome?

In European folklore, gnomes are small creatures that live in the earth. They guard rich treasures and have a bad reputation for being deformed or dirty looking with hair like weeds sticking out all over their bodies! The typical story goes something like this: A...