The Folk-stories of Iceland

ISBN-13: 9780903521536 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 320 str.

Einar Olafur Sveinsson

Opis

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.