Hildur, queen of the elves
Subtitle: and other Icelandic legends
By: by J.M. Bedell ; introduction and new translations by Terry Gunnell.
Publisher: Interlink Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Folklore -- Iceland.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The hidden people; title: The genesis of the hidden people; title: The elfin woman in childbirth; title: The grateful elfwoman; title: The magic scythe; title: The elf-steeple; title: The father of eighteen elves; title: The girl at the shieling; title: Katla's dream; title: The church builder of Reynir; title: Redhead the man-whale; title: Hildur, queen of the elves; title: The story of Geirlaug; title: The elves' dance on new year's eve; title: The trolls blessing the cliffs; title: Gilitrutt; title: Gelliv"r; title: Katla; title: Trunt, trunt and the trolls in the fells; title: How Kraka lost her lover; title: The giantess's staff; title: Gryla; title: The ghosts; title: Mother mine don't weep, weep; title: White cap; title: Lost my lusty complexion; title: The deacon of myrk; title: The ghost's son; title: Mri, the ghost of Irafell; title: Selsmri, the ghost of Selur; title: The hauntings at Stokkseyri; title: The hairy man at Skardi; title: Mela-manga; title: Skotta, the ghost from Mhs; title: The water monsters; title: The merman laughs; title: The mermaid of Slettusand; title: Nennir, the water horse; title: Better a seal skin than a child; title: The Lagarfljt serpent; title: Magicians; title: S'mundur the learned; title: The witch ride; title: Loftur the enchanter; title: Thorgeir's bull; title: Eirkur of vogss; title: H lfd n and Bj"rn the fiddler; title: The magicians of the Westmann islands; title: Monsters, money, and fairy tales; title: Skuggabaldur and skoffn; title: Naddi; title: Bkolla; title: The dreamer and the money chest; title: The ghost and his buried treasure; title: Black cloak hill; title: The story of Jn Asmundarson.