Doing Fieldwork at Home: Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir Jón Jónsson Fieldwork Iceland Folklore Methodology Enchanted spots Doing fieldwork in one’s own community can be both interesting and complicated. In such research it is always important to be aware of one’s position, both within the community and with regards to the research project. In 2013, we researched stories of álagablettir (Eng. Enchanted Spots) in the Strandir area, Iceland. These enchanted spots are places in nature on which some form of prohibition or enchantment applies, often related to stories of the supernatural, such as hidden people. The article focuses on the methodology of the research, examining both the advantages and complications that can arise when doing fieldwork in one’s community. Mediating the findings of such research back to the community is extremely important. One should not do research on the people of a certain community, but rather with them. Such mediation can also offer an interesting continuance to the project. Philipps-Universität Marburg Marburg Deutschhausstraße 9, 35037 Marburg 2024 2024-03-21 2024-03-21 Text article urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0004-2024-321-86912 eng 1418722-x 25 1 (2024) 1 https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/article/download/8691/8395 10.17192/mjr.2024.25.8691 https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/2024/321/8691 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0