TY - BOOK AU - Jon Arnason, AU - Hallmundsson,May AU - Hallberg Hallmundsson, TI - Icelandic folk and fairy tales T2 - Iceland Review library SN - 9979510447 AV - GR215.H191.I245 1987 PY - 1987/// CY - Reykjavik, Iceland PB - Iceland Review KW - Tales KW - Iceland KW - Fairy tales N1 - Selections from the collection of Jon Arnason; Foreword --; Elves and trolls --; Genesis of the elves --; Field hand --; Magistrate's wife of Burstarfell --; Tunga Bluff --; "Father of eighteen in elfland" --; Hired hand and the lake dwellers --; Of Marbendill --; Drangey consecrated --; Gissur of Botnar --; Hallgerdur of Blafell --; Gilitrurr --; Night-troll --; "Deep indeed the Iceland channels" --; Ghosts and sorceres: "Mother in the pen, pen" --; "Give me back my bone, Gunna" --; "Gone is my glowing skin tone" --; Ghost and the cash box --; Deacon of Myrka --; Wizards of the Westman Island --; Rusty of Irafell --; Tales of Saemundur the learned: Black school --; How Saemundur got his benefice --; Gathering the hay --; Imp whistle --; Imp and the cowherd --; Old Nick's pact with the weaver --; Tales of the Reverend Eirikur of Vogsosar: How Eirikur learned magic in school --; Bull --; Horse theft --; Satin and sinners: Satan went to make a man --; Imp on the church beam --; Dance at Hruni --; Parish pauper --; Ptarmigan --; My Jon's soul --; Outlaw killed --; "Up, my six, in the name of Jesus" --; Bjarni Sveinsson and his sister Dalvor --; Visitation by Bishop of Sjalholt --; Miscellaneous tales: Grimsey and the polar bear --; Tale of a raven --; Sealskin --; Serpent of Lagarfljot --; Convent at Kirkjubaer --; River Oxara --; Story of Prince Hlini --; Bukolla and the boy --; "My old lady wants something for her whorl" --; "Strike it while it's still on my nose" --; "You're lucky, God, the that I can't reach you" --; "I wonder if my boats will go out today" --; "Now I should laugh --; Notes; 2 N2 - Collection of popular Icelandic folk and fairy tales translated into English. Arranged under three headings: elves and trolls, ghosts and sorcerers, and miscellaneous tales ER -