num_pages: 224
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.
language: English
title: Icelandic Folktales and Legends (Revealing History
titlecomplete: Icelandic Folktales and Legends (Revealing History (Paperback))
genres: Folk Tales, Mythology, Folklore, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 109
publisher: Tempus