Icelandic Folktales & Legends by Simpson, Jacqueline

Icelandic Folktales & Legends (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780752430454)

Vendor: Jacqueline Simpson
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
$34.95
$34.95
$34.95
Subtotal: $34.95
Icelandic Folktales & Legends by Simpson, Jacqueline

Icelandic Folktales & Legends

$34.95
Icelandic Folktales & Legends by Simpson, Jacqueline

Icelandic Folktales & Legends

$34.95
Format: Paperback
Description
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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.

Author: Jacqueline Simpson
ISBN-10: 0752430459
ISBN-13: 9780752430454
Publisher: Tempus
Language: English
Published: 09/29/2009
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.26w x 0.72d
By Jacqueline Simpson
By Jacqueline Simpson
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Jacqueline Simpson is one of Britain's most distinguished folklorists and Old Norse scholars. Magnus Magnusson is an Icelandic national who has spent most of his life in Scotland. He has presented many programs on BBC TV, including Chronicle, Mastermind, and a 12-part series on Vikings! He has published more than 20 books.

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