Hildur, Queen of the Elves and Other Stories: Icelandic Folktales (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781566566339)

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: J. M. Bedell
ISBN-10: 1566566339
ISBN-13: 9781566566339
Publisher: Interlink Books
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2006
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.36h x 5.56w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2006 pg. 90