176pp, with some black and white illustrations in text. Laminated, illustrated stiff card covers. 8vo. Covers are a little shelf worn and gently rubbed at edges in places, else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout.
A study of the cultural and spiritual geography of Iceland and its people in pre-Christian times, exploring Norse pagan beliefs, sagas and sacred landscape including its triangles of power. Palsson, an Icelandic scholar, often interprets sagas and stories in a way that demonstrates how medieval Icelanders saw their world through a mythological matrix. Hard to find title.
