The Guardians Of Iceland And Other Icelandic Folk Tales

Author : Heidi Herman
Publisher : Hekla Publishing LLC
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780998281605

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The Guardians of Iceland and other Icelandic Folk Tales by Heidi Herman Pdf

Trolls and Hidden Folk are a part of daily life in Iceland. This collection of Icelandic folklore and legends comes from the days of the Vikings. The twenty-five short stories are centuries old and have been updated for today's readers of all ages. Children and adults alike will love to delve into this fantastic collection of traditional Icelandic fairy tales and legends. These short stories of trolls, elves with magical powers, and Hidden People have been passed down from generation to generation. First written down hundreds of years ago, the stories are now brought together and updated for a modern audience, so now you too can read about the trolls who freely roamed Iceland, the race of Hidden People with strong magical powers and of the four powerful beings who still protect Iceland from invaders to this day. Packed full of fascinating myths, this collection of folklore is a must for anyone wanting to discover a world of mermaids and mermen, giants, shape-shifting seals and dragons in disguise. 2017 Book Excellence Award Winner for Multicultural Fiction 2018 International Book Awards - Award Winning Finalist in the Category "Fiction: Short Story"

Author : Hjörleifur Helgi Stefánsson
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780750996310

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Icelandic Folk Tales by Hjörleifur Helgi Stefánsson Pdf

Iceland is a country where stories are as important as history. When Vikings settled the island, they brought their tales with them. Every rock, hot spring and waterfall seems to have its own story. Cruel man-eating trolls rub shoulders with beautiful elves, whose homes are hidden from mortal view. Vengeful ghosts envy the living, seeking to drag lost loves into their graves – or they may simply demand a pinch of your snuff. Some of the stories in this collection are classic Icelandic tales, while others are completely new to English translation. Hjörleifur has always been deeply interested in the rich lore of his island. His grandparents provided a second home in his upbringing and taught him much about the past through their own way of life. Hjörleifur is dedicated to breathing fresh life into the stories he loves.

Author : J.M. Bedell
Publisher : Interlink Books
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UCSC:32106019164851

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Hildur, Queen of the Elves and Other Stories by J.M. Bedell Pdf

Out of the country’s fascinating geography and history emerge a plethora of poetic and imaginative Icelandic legends that hold a particular wary respect of nature, and a wry wisdom at turns gentle and sharp: that we human beings are mere tenants on earth, with no control over weather or ghosts or wild. On the one hand, these stories come out of the great wellspring of Scandinavian tales that have so influenced the Western imagination: Here are elves and trolls, ghosts, goblins, and monsters; drama and mystery and moral. But Iceland’s particular geography, its long nights and savage weather, also led to the development of a unique oral tradition, from which grew the famous Icelandic family sagas and stories.

Author : Jón Árnason
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Fairy tales
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110097420

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Icelandic Folk and Fairy Tales by Jón Árnason Pdf

Collection of popular Icelandic folk and fairy tales translated into English. Arranged under three headings: elves and trolls, ghosts and sorcerers, and miscellaneous tales.

Author : Alda Sigmundsdóttir
Publisher : Little Books Publishing
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781970125214

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Icelandic Folk Legends by Alda Sigmundsdóttir Pdf

The Icelandic nation has a long and rich history of storytelling. Throughout centuries characterized by hardship, poverty, and dark winters, the Icelanders kept their spirits high and moral values intact by telling each other stories. In this collection of 15 Icelandic folk legends, we get a glimpse of the worldview of the Icelanders in centuries past as they endeavored to understand and cope with the natural phenomena around them. There are stories of malicious ghosts, outlaws living in carved-out boulders, hidden people residing in grassy knolls, trolls that are tripped up by their own stupidity, and much more. In addition, there is one story exemplifying a fairy tale motif that scholars have discovered to be unique to Iceland: that of the good stepmother (The Story of Himinbjörg). Throughout we get a powerful sense of the Icelanders’ beliefs, values, and fears, as well as their strong need to cling to all that was pure and good.

Author : Alda Sigmundsdottir
Publisher : Little Books Publishing
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Folk literature, Icelandic
ISBN : 993593702X

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Icelandic Folk Legends by Alda Sigmundsdottir Pdf

The Icelandic nation has a long and rich history of storytelling. Throughout centuries characterized by hardship, poverty and dark winters, the Icelanders kept their spirits high and moral values intact by telling each other stories. In this collection of 15 Icelandic folk legends, we get a glimpse of the world-view of the Icelanders in centuries past as they endeavored to understand and cope with the natural phenomena around them. There are stories of malicious ghosts, outlaws living in carved-out boulders, hidden people residing in grassy knolls, trolls that are tripped up by their own stupidity, and much more. In addition, there is one story exemplifying a fairy tale motif that scholars have discovered to be unique to Iceland: that of the good stepmother (The Story of Himinbj

Author : Jacqueline Simpson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0520021169

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Icelandic Folktales and Legends by Jacqueline Simpson Pdf

A translated selection devoted to supernatural beings, ghosts, and magic practices.

Author : Alda Sigmundsdóttir
Publisher : Little Books Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781970125207

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The Little Book of the Hidden People by Alda Sigmundsdóttir Pdf

Icelandic folklore is rife with tales of elves and hidden people that inhabited hills and rocks in the landscape. But what do those elf stories really tell us about the Iceland of old and the people who lived there? In this book, author Alda Sigmundsdóttir presents twenty translated elf stories from Icelandic folklore, along with fascinating notes on the context from which they sprung. The international media has had a particular infatuation with the Icelanders’ elf belief, generally using it to propagate some kind of “kooky Icelanders” myth. Yet Iceland’s elf folklore, at its core, reflects the plight of a nation living in abject poverty on the edge of the inhabitable world, and its people’s heroic efforts to survive, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. That is what the stories of the elves, or hidden people, are really about. In a country that was, at times, virtually uninhabitable, where poverty was endemic and death and grief a part of daily life, the Icelanders nurtured a belief in a world that existed parallel to their own. This was the world of the hidden people, which more often than not was a projection of the most fervent dreams and desires of the human population. The hidden people lived inside hillocks, cliffs, or boulders, very close to the abodes of the humans. Their homes were furnished with fine, sumptuous objects. Their clothes were luxurious, their adornments beautiful. Their livestock was better and fatter, their sheep yielded more wool than regular sheep, their crops were more bounteous. They even had supernatural powers: they could make themselves visible or invisible at will, and they could see the future. To the Icelanders, stories of elves and hidden people are an integral part of the cultural and psychological fabric of their nation. They are a part of their identity, a reflection of the struggles, hopes, resilience, and endurance of their people. What you will read about in The Little Book of the Hidden People: • The fascination in the international media: why are they so obsessed with elves? • The meaning of elf: what do hidden people stories tell us about the psyche of the Icelanders of old? • The elves' badassery—they could make or break your fortune so you’d better be nice! • The ljúflingar ... hidden men who became the lovers of mortal women • Glamorous and regal: why were the elves so damn good-looking? • The grim realities: what do scholars believe about all those children abducted by elves? ... and so much more!

Author : Einar Ólafur Sveinsson,Einar Ól. Sveinsson
Publisher : Viking Society for Northern Research University College
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113656370

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The Folk-stories of Iceland by Einar Ólafur Sveinsson,Einar Ól. Sveinsson Pdf

In Iceland, people do not compose verse just to comfort themselves; they worship poetry and believe in it. In poetry is a power which rules men's lives and health, governs wind and sea. This book contains an account of the various types of Icelandic folk-story, their origins and sources, the folk-beliefs they represent, and their meanings.

Author : Jón R. Hjálmarsson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Folk literature, Icelandic
ISBN : 9979535040

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A Traveller's Guide to Icelandic Folk Tales by Jón R. Hjálmarsson Pdf

Author : Jacqueline Simpson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:30000095330704

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Icelandic Folktales & Legends by Jacqueline Simpson Pdf

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.

Author : Alda Sigmundsdóttir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9935917738

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Icelandic Folk Legends by Alda Sigmundsdóttir Pdf

The Icelandic nation has a long and rich history of storytelling. Throughout centuries characterized by hardship, poverty and dark winters, the Icelanders kept their spirits high and moral values intact by telling each other stories. In this collection of 15 Icelandic folk legends, we get a glimpse of the world-view of the Icelanders in centuries past as they endeavored to understand and cope with the natural phenomena around them. There are stories of malicious ghosts, outlaws living in carved-out boulders, hidden people residing in grassy knolls, trolls that are tripped up by their own stupidity, and much more. In addition, there is one story exemplifying a fairy tale motif that scholars have discovered to be unique to Iceland: that of the good stepmother (The Story of Himinbjorg). Throughout we get a powerful sense of the Icelanders' beliefs, values and fears, as well as their strong need to cling to all that was pure and good. Twelve of these stories were previously published in physical form on two separate occasions. The book has been out of print for about four years. In this edition, an introduction has been added, as well as a "field guide" to the various apparitions that appear in the book, and three more stories.

Author : Jacqueline Simpson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Folk literature, Icelandic
ISBN : 0520038355

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Icelandic Folktales and Legends by Jacqueline Simpson Pdf

Author : May Hallmundsson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fairy tales
ISBN : 9979535172

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Icelandic Folk and Fairy Tales by May Hallmundsson Pdf

Author : Helga Miller,Kristjana Gunnars
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Tales
ISBN : 0919866484

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Redhead the Whale and Other Icelandic Folk Tales by Helga Miller,Kristjana Gunnars Pdf

Seventeen folktales from Iceland, in English.