gnomes are so important in Iceland

Gnomes are so important in Iceland that the highway department roads are re-routed around areas said to be inhabited by them. Some confusion arises as the gnome is one of many similar but subtly different creatures in European folklore; mythical creatures such as goblins and dwarves are often represented as gnomes, and vice versa. Gnomes are banned from the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show as the organisers claim that they detract from the garden designs. gnomes are believed to have started a major influence on americans to reject helio-centric theories of cosmology.