Crazy Alchemist · Books

Icelandic Fairy Tales

by Josef Poestion

The first English translation of Josef Poestion's 1884 German collection of Icelandic folk tales. The kind of slow, frostbitten stories that come from a country with no trees and very long nights.

Buy on Amazon ›
Cover

Click the right half of the page or use the arrows to turn forward, the left half to go back

Buy the book

290 pages · 6 × 9 in (15 × 23 cm) · Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle

Buy on Amazon:
amazon.com ›amazon.co.uk ›amazon.de ›amazon.ca ›amazon.es ›

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

More from our press

Folk Tales Folk Tales Look inside › Mallorcan Folk Tales: Fifty-four rondayes Mallorcan Folk Tales: Fifty-four rondayes Look inside › Romani Folk Tales from Transylvania Romani Folk Tales from Transylvania Look inside › Mongolian Folk Tales: Tales of the Bewitched Corpse Mongolian Folk Tales: Tales of the Bewitched Corpse Look inside › Fairy Tales Fairy Tales View on Amazon › Selections from the Memoirs of Satan: Volume One Selections from the Memoirs of Satan: Volume One View on Amazon › Illustrated Serbian Fairy Tales Vol. 2: A Premium Hardcover Collection Illustrated Serbian Fairy Tales Vol. 2: A Premium Hardcover Collection View on Amazon › Selections from the Memoirs of Satan: Volume Two Selections from the Memoirs of Satan: Volume Two View on Amazon › Illustrated Serbian Fairy Tales Vol. 1: A Premium Hardcover Collection Illustrated Serbian Fairy Tales Vol. 1: A Premium Hardcover Collection View on Amazon › The Vampire: Novel from Bulgaria The Vampire: Novel from Bulgaria View on Amazon › Serbian Folk Tales Serbian Folk Tales View on Amazon › Doctor Faust's Magia Naturalis et Innaturalis: The Threefold Coercion of Hell Doctor Faust's Magia Naturalis et Innaturalis: The Threefold Coercion of Hell Look inside ›

From our Etsy shop

Stickers and art prints from the same world as the book, made from historical artworks.

Thor's Battle Against the Jötnar, Winge, 1872 Art print Thor's Battle Against the Jötnar, Winge, 1872 from CHF 22 View on Etsy › Hel, Johannes Gehrts, 1888 Art print Hel, Johannes Gehrts, 1888 from CHF 22 View on Etsy › Jötnar Sticker Jötnar CHF 4.50 View on Etsy › Njörd's Desire of the Sea, Collingwood, 1908 Art print Njörd's Desire of the Sea, Collingwood, 1908 from CHF 22 View on Etsy ›
Visit the whole shop →

Read on Crazy Alchemist

Saints and demons, folk magic, dark history: the articles behind the books.

The Northman's Burial Mound: The Real Saga Texts Behind the Grave Scene Teresa of Ávila's Mystical Experiences, in Her Own Words Ashdoda: The Seated Goddess of Ashdod the Bible Leaves Out
Explore the whole site →