Ghosts, trolls and the hidden people; an anthology of Icelandic folk legends

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Ghosts, trolls and the hidden people; an anthology of Icelandic folk legendsThis unique and enchanting book opens the door to a captivating world of Icelandic folk legends unfolding across six chapters, each based on a different setting: farm, wilderness, darkness, church, ocean, and shore. The anthology provides translated tales from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as introductions by the author that place these often supernatural happenings in the context of Icelandic society. The legends include tales of

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