What the bear said
Subtitle: skald tales from New Iceland
By: W.D. Valgardson
Publisher: Turnstone Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Winnipeg, Man
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9780888013804
Description: An ancient sturgeon rescues a fair maid from drowning, a fisherman who can speak with a bear, and mischievous Christmas sprites who protect a poor girl from a nightmarish marriage: these and more tales combine a canon of Icelandic folklore with the landscape and wildlife of Canada for a truly absorbing reading experience.