Description
| Product ID: | 9780752430454 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Icelandic Folktales and Legends |
| Authors: | Author: Jacqueline Simpson |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Folklore, myths & legends, Iceland |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Icelandic folktales & legends 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. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-09-29 |
