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How Iceland's Elves Can Save the Earth
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Icelanders believe in elves. Why does that make you laugh?, asks Nancy Marie Brown, in this wonderfully quirky exploration of our interaction with nature. Looking for answers in history, science, religion, and art—from ancient times to today—Brown finds that each discipline defines what is real and unreal, natural and supernatural, demonstrated and theoretical, alive and inert. Each has its own way of perceiving and valuing the world around us. And each discipline defines what an Icelander might call an elf.
Illuminated by her own encounters with Iceland's Otherworld—in ancient lava fields, on a holy mountain, beside a glacier or an erupting volcano, crossing the cold desert at the island's heart on horseback—Looking for the Hidden Folk offers an intimate conversation about how we look at and find value in nature. It reveals how the words we use and the stories we tell shape the world we see. It argues that our beliefs about the Earth will preserve—or destroy it.
Scientists name our time the Anthropocene: the Human Age. Climate change will lead to the mass extinction of numerous animal species unless we humans change our course. Iceland suggests a different way of thinking about the Earth, one that offers hope. Icelanders believe in elves—and you should, too.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Shieldmaiden’s tale
- De Walter Harris en 04-28-23
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How Iceland Changed the World
- The Big History of a Small Island
- De: Egill Bjarnason
- Narrado por: Einar Gunn
- Duración: 8 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 312
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 273
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 271
The history of Iceland began 1,200 years ago, when a frustrated Viking captain and his useless navigator ran aground in the middle of the North Atlantic. Suddenly, the island was no longer just a layover for the Arctic tern. Instead, it became a nation whose diplomats and musicians, sailors and soldiers, volcanoes and flowers, quietly altered the globe forever. How Iceland Changed the World takes readers on a tour of history, showing them how Iceland played a pivotal role in events as diverse as the French Revolution, the Moon Landing, and the foundation of Israel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant
- De Ian D. Jones en 06-01-21
De: Egill Bjarnason
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Icelandic Folk Legends: Tales of Apparitions, Outlaws, and Things Unseen
- De: Alda Sigmundsdóttir
- Narrado por: Alda Sigmundsdottir
- Duración: 2 h y 36 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 53
The Icelandic nation has a long and rich history of storytelling. Throughout centuries characterized by hardship, poverty, and dark winters, the Icelanders kept their spirits high and moral values intact by telling each other stories. In this collection of 15 Icelandic folk legends, we get a glimpse of the world view of the Icelanders in centuries past as they endeavored to understand and cope with the natural phenomena around them. There are stories of malicious ghosts, outlaws living in carved-out boulders, hidden people residing in grassy knolls...
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Treat
- De J. Jones en 01-06-21
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Travel Iceland: The Land of Fire and Ice
- The Ultimate Field Trip Guide to Fjords, Volcanos, Waterfalls, Local Culture, and Customs for an Enthralling Adventure (Travel the World)
- De: Marie Northwood
- Narrado por: Josh Marzak
- Duración: 7 h y 22 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3
What would the perfect Iceland road trip look like for you? If you’re a couple seeking adventure packed with cultural experience, exploring the land of fire and ice by road is perfect for you. Drive along winding roads, surrounded by towering volcanoes, cascading waterfalls, and sparkling glaciers. Taste traditional Icelandic cuisines, explore charming villages, and absorb the rich culture and traditions of the locals along the way. Perhaps even catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights….
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book
- De Anonymous User en 11-27-23
De: Marie Northwood
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The Little Book of the Hidden People: Twenty Stories of Elves from Icelandic Folklore
- De: Alda Sigmundsdottir
- Narrado por: Alda Sigmundsdottir
- Duración: 2 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 45
In this book, author Alda Sigmundsdóttir presents 20 translated elf stories from Icelandic folklore, along with fascinating notes on the context from which they sprung. The international media has had a particular infatuation with the Icelanders’ elf belief, generally using it to propagate some kind of “kooky Icelanders” myth. Yet Iceland’s elf folklore, at its core, reflects the plight of a nation living in abject poverty on the edge of the inhabitable world, and its people’s heroic efforts to survive, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- De Nicholas C Cook en 05-28-19
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The Abacus and the Cross
- The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages
- De: Nancy Marie Brown
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
- Duración: 11 h y 13 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 40
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 29
The medieval Catholic Church, widely considered a source of intolerance and inquisitorial fervor, was not anti-science during the Dark Ages - in fact, the pope in the year 1000 was the leading mathematician and astronomer of his day. Called The Scientist Pope, Gerbert of Aurillac rose from peasant beginnings to lead the church. By turns a teacher, traitor, kingmaker, and visionary, Gerbert is the first Christian known to teach math using the nine Arabic numerals and zero.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I liked the second half better than the first
- De Veronica en 03-06-11