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Ghosts, Trolls and the Hidden People

Name: Ghosts, Trolls and the Hidden People
Author: Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir

An Anthology of Icelandic Folk Legends

Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir,

English
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eBook - ePub

Ghosts, Trolls and the Hidden People

An Anthology of Icelandic Folk Legends

Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir,

About this book

This unique and enchanting book opens the door to a captivating world of Icelandic folk legends. The six chapters of this anthology are each based on a different setting: farm, wilderness, darkness, church, ocean and shore. It provides translated tales from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as introductions by the editor which place these often-supernatural happenings in the context of Icelandic society. The legends include stories of hidden people, trolls, ghosts, sea monsters and even polar bears, exploring themes of love, revenge and conflict. The book highlights the tension between Christianity and paganism, past and present, nature and humanity, and divides within society.
Drawing from a wide variety of Icelandic sources, this book makes these colourful, entertaining, lively folk legends available to non-Icelandic speakers, many for the first time.

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