folktales

We have told you before that it is believed elves move house in the New Year or around Christmas. They are also known to enter people’s homes to...Read More

Some folktales tell the tales of people we know to have existed, such as Sæmundur the Learned. The following story falls into that category. Aud The Deep-Minded is...Read More

Outlaws in Iceland were feared. The average Icelander feared them even more than ghosts. It is understandable to fear them, as they were real but probably not as...Read More

Ghosts in Icelandic folktales are categorized into three categories: Ghosts who either voluntarily or for some other reason, man-made or similar, wander after death. Zombies are almost always...Read More

As the name would suggest, this story is about a merman, the male counterpart to a mermaid. Like mermaids, they are half men and half fish. They are...Read More