Icelandic Folktales & Legends

by Jacqueline Simpson

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752430459
• ISBN13: 9780752430454
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Tempus
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"