Enlight Skessa and the fisherman One day a northerner went to replenish his supplies to the Southern Cape. He took the shortest route past the Eagle Lake Wasteland, and there was fog and bad weather, and he got lost and didn’t know w... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Scott of Hleidrgard Around 1740–1770, a certain bond named Sigurd son of Bjorn lived in Hleidrargard on the Island Fjord. He was known as a wise and outstanding man. They say that one day in early spring, when he was sti... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Ghost and chest with money In ancient times, there lived in the North one man who ruled church lands. His income was good, and he loved money, so people knew for sure that he had a lot of it. Although the steward himself was fa... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Gilittrut Once upon a time, there lived a young, hard-working peasant. He had his own farm with vast pastures and many, many sheep. And so he got married. Unfortunately for him, his wife was a slacker and a laz... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight About how Pastor Eirik saved women from an evil spirit One peasant, a good friend of Pastor Eirik, was returning one spring from Njardvik after winter fishing. He rode on horseback, and he kept the horse with him all winter. On the way, he stopped in Vokh... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Ragnhild of the Red Rocks and the Giant of the Three Rocks It is not known whether Ragnhild and the giant were spouses or brother and sister, or what kind of relationship they had with each other. However, it is known that they settled in the rocks opposite e... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight The darkness is funny In the old days, and to this day, it was a custom in the country to keep vigil over the dead, and this was usually done in the light, if the night was not very bright. One day, a certain sorcerer of a... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Two skilding coin They say that whoever buries silver in the ground will definitely become a ghost to play with. One day two people, traveling from south to north, got to talking about this. One argued that this was no... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Giantess and chess There lived a giantess in a cave in one of the mountains. She was busy robbing people in the neighborhood. There lived a prominent woman nearby, and she had her only son. She had a very beautiful ches... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Ghost and tobacco pouch One day a man died on a farm. He was a smoker and left behind some tobacco in his pouch. An old woman lived on this farm. She loved to snuff tobacco. She took the tobacco pouch and in the evening, goi... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Shepherd from Grimstunga In Grimstung there lived a shepherd, smart and hard-working. Once he was missing sheep, went to look for them in the wasteland and found them, but at the same time he saw a skessa troll running toward... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Skessa from Nattfari Bay In the old days, there was a fishing place in the Nattfari Bay near the Kholodnaya Shcheka farm. They say that one day some fishermen went there to fish; it is not known how many there were, but of al... Fairy Tales Icelandic Fairy Tales Enlight
