| Description |
viii, 206 pages ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Translation of selections from Íslenzkar pjóðsögur og ︠ae︡fintýri collected by J. Árnason and M. Grímsson. |
| Contents |
The hidden people. The origin of elves. 1-2 -- The elfin fisherman -- The elfin woman in childbirth -- Dr Skapti Sæmundsson -- Playing "blind beggar" -- Lappa, the elfin cow -- The changeling who stretched -- "Let us take him!" -- Making a changeling -- Father of eighteen elves -- The child and the elf-woman -- The church builder at Reynir -- The girl at the shieling -- The red-headed whale -- Hild, queen of the elves -- The elves' dance on New Year's Eve -- The sisters and the elves -- The elves at the crossroads -- The elves move house -- "My old woman must be paid". |
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Trolls. Blessing the cliffs -- The ogress of Mjoafjord -- Some she-trolls -- The shepherdess and the trolls -- The old man of the cliff -- Gilitrutt -- How Kraka lost her lover -- Trunt, Trunt, and the trolls in the fells -- The ballads of Andri and the hymns of Hallgrim -- The night-troll -- The origin of Drangey Island -- Bergthor of Blafell -- The giantess's staff -- Gryla. |
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Water-dwellers. Then the mermen laughed -- The sea-cows -- The water horse -- The water horse hears his name -- The water horse made to work -- The seal's skin -- The water-snake of Lagarfljot. |
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Ghosts. "Mother mine, don't weep, weep" -- "Isn't it fun in the dark!" -- The lovers -- Murder will out -- Jon Flak -- Burning the coffins -- "Give me my bone, Gunna!" -- "My jawbones!" -- The dead man's nightcap -- The bridegroom and the dead man -- The miserly ghost -- The boy who knew no fear -- The deacon of Myrka -- The ghost's son -- The girl who turned in her grave -- The woman in the red cap -- Mori, the ghost of Irafell. |
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Black magic. How to raise the dead -- The vertebra -- The neckbone on the knife -- The wizards of the Vestmanna Isles -- The priest and the farmer -- How Petur got a wall-eye -- The black death -- Thorgeir's bull -- Lappish breeches -- The tide-mouse -- The carrier -- The speaking spirit -- Sitting out at crossroads -- Animal plagues -- The witch's bridle -- Thor's hammer. |
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Buried treasure. The treasure of Fagriholl -- The chest of gold -- The dreamer and the treasure. |
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God and the devil. What Old Nick got out of man -- Old Hornie tried to make a man -- The halibut, the lumpsucker, and the jellyfish -- Old Nick speaks Latin -- The goblin on the church-beam -- The dance in Hruni Church -- "My Jon's soul". |
| Subject |
Tales -- Iceland.
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| Added Author |
Jón Árnason, 1819-1888.
Íslenzkar þjóðsögur og ævintýri. Selections. English.
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| ISBN |
0520021169 |
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9780520021167 |
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