Icelandic Folktales & Legends (Revealing History)
by Jacqueline Simpson, Magnus Magnusson
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Iceland
This book of 85 stories from medieval Iceland illustrates a variety of supernatural beliefs concerning elves, gigantic trolls, water monsters, ghosts, wizards and black magic rites, buried treasure and religious tales. The stories are intimately linked to the landscape and reflect the hopes, fears, hardships and preoccupations of everyday life. The translation of each tale is accompanied by an explanatory introduction and notes.
- Rank: #502789 in Books
- Published on: 2004-10-30
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.25" h x .71" w x 6.26" l, .79 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
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