Location: United States
Member Since: June 29, 2011

Jack Turbes


Biography

In the ongoing process of indexing the Icelandic sagas, I have worked with other forms of Nordic tales from sources not yet available in English. I want to make these stories available to readers who otherwise would not know of them, their fascinating themes and origins.

Books

Íslendzk Æventýri (Hugo Gering's Icelandic Legends, Novellas and Tales)    by Jack Turbes
Price: $5.00 USD. 57950 words. Published on January 13, 2012. Fiction.
An English translation of Hugo Gering's 1882 publication, "Íslendzk Æventýri", with stories he found in old Icelandic Arnamagnaean manuscripts. These stories, both ecclesiastic and secular, tell both Icelandic and European tales going as far back as the 9th century. With grateful thanks to those who serve, this book is available free through "Operation Ebook Drop".
Icelandic Fairy and Folktales    by Jack Turbes
Price: $5.00 USD. 62790 words. Published on December 6, 2011. Fiction.
An English translation of the 1919 German compilation of old Icelandic short tales and legends originally published by Åge Avenstrup & Elisabeth Treitel. Most of these tales take place in actual locales in Iceland that still exist today, so most of these tales now include pictures of places in which these tales are set.

Jack Turbes’s tag cloud

ecclesiastical    folk beliefs    folk lore    folk mythology    folk stories    folk tales    folktales and fables    ghost hauntings    hidden people    huldrefolk    iceland    icelandic    lagarfljot    medieval    moral tales    saga    treasure troves    trolls   

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