Icelandic Folktales and Legends
From rear cover "Here is a treasure trove, eighty-five folktales and legends...together with notes as to sources, cross-references to stories of similar motifs in other languages, and comments on peculiarities in the stories themselves. Certainly for the folklorist, and even for the nonspecialist, that is, anyone interested in acquiring a feeling for the culture and literary tradition of Iceland, it is an indispensable book." -Journal of Western Folklore