Icelandic Folktales and Legends

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Icelandic Folktales and Legends

Icelandic Folktales and Legends

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Published: 29 September, 2009
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Description

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.

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Type Book
ISBN13 9780752430454
ISBN10 0752430459
Number Of Pages 224
Item Weight 370 g
Product Dimensions 172 x 235 x 10 mm
Publisher / Reseller The History Press Ltd
Format paperback
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Author's Bio

Jacqueline Simpson is one of Britain's most distinguished folklorists and Old Norse scholars. Magnus Magnusson is an Icelandic national who has spent most of his life in Scotland. He has presented many programs on BBC TV, including Chronicle, Mastermind, and a 12-part series on Vikings! He has published more than 20 books.

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