Isländische Volkssagen der Gegenwart: vorwiegend nach mündlicher Ü̈berlieferung
By: gesammelt und verdeutscht von dr. Konrad Maurer ...
Publisher: J.C. Hinrichs
Published: 1860
Place of publication: Leipzig, Germany
Language: ger
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Legends, Icelandic
Description: English: Contemporary Icelandic Folktales (primarily from oral lore collected and in German by Konrad v. Maurer)
This volume is the result of K. v. Maurer's travels and research in the late 1850's into Icelandic folklore.

Following an extensive foreword (Vorrede) describing his analysis of the basis for his findings, v. Maurer relates his findings in categories: mythical tales (mythische Sagen), ghost stories (Spuksagen), tales of magic/magicians (Zaubersagen), legends (Legenden), historical tales (Historische Sagen), fairytales (Maerchen), humorous stories (Schwaenke) followed by a section on corrections/improvements (Nachtraege/Verbesserungen) and an index to persons who contributed to the work.
Table of contents: title: Vorrede.; title: Mythische sagen.; title: Spuksagen.; title: Zaubersagen.; title: Natursagen.; title: Legenden.; title: Historische sagen.; title: Märchen.; title: Schwänke.; title: Nachträge und verbesserungen.; title: Verzeichniss der personen, welche beiträge zu meiner sagensammlung zu liefern die güte hatten.; title: Register.