Icelandic Folktales and Legends Paperback / softback
by Jacqueline Simpson
Paperback / softback
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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.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:29/09/2009
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- ISBN:9780752430454
Information
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:29/09/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780752430454