Enlight Cowgirl It happened in the west in Dalasisle. One shepherdess went to church to take communion. Returning from church, she immediately ran to gather sheep, without having time to eat. Passing by some rocks, s... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight The man who cut off the old woman's head This incident happened in Seydisfjord in the west many years ago. One old woman was going down the stairs, tripped and found nothing better than to break her neck. A man came up to her as she lay on h... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Aulva and Helga the peasant's daughter Once upon a time there lived a rich couple on a farm in Gnupverjakhrepp. They had two daughters, who will be discussed in this tale. The eldest daughter was her parents' favorite, but they did not lik... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Deep are the straits of Iceland They say that one day a certain giantess decided to wade from Norway to Iceland. Of course, she was warned that there would be deep places on the way there, but she said to another giantess, her neigh... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Deacon from Mirkau A long time ago, in the village of Mirkau in Eyjafjörður, there lived a deacon. Nobody remembered his name. He had a girlfriend named Gudrun. Many said that she lived on the Baigisau farm, on the othe... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight The Groom and the Ghost One day, four people were digging a grave in a cemetery; some say it was at Reikhowlar. All four were cheerful people and loved to laugh, but one young, perky guy had the most fun. When the grave was ... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Skessa from Domovoi Gorge Between the Sun Houses in Swamp Valley there is a gorge called House Gorge. There is a cave inside this gorge called the Cave of Skessa. The name came from the fact that a skessa lived there. She caus... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Gedliver They say that in the last years of the papacy in the east of Iceland in Borgarfjord on the Kvol farm there lived a rich couple. They had a lot of livestock and kept several workers. Not far from this ... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight School of witchcraft In former times there was a School of Black Books. They taught witchcraft and all sorts of ancient sciences there. This school was located in a solid underground building, so there were no windows and... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight The Story of the Ogress Moirhild In Stohseyri there lived a bond whose name was Thorbjorn. His wife's name was Thorgerd. Thorbjorn had a brother whose name was Thorstein, he was a day laborer for his brother, and lived at his house i... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Skessa Krauka In ancient times, on Mount Blaufjall there lived a Skessa named Krauka. Traces of her cave are visible to this day, but this cave is located so high that people never go up there. Krauka caused a lot ... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Aulv and the peasant girl The owner of one farm in the east of the country drove his cows out to summer pasture every summer. Now almost no one does this, but then it was accepted everywhere. His daughter was in charge of the ... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
