Fuglinn sem gat ekki flogið Dictionaries The second book about the

The second book about the research into the Icelandic tradition of sending children to the country to work and learn various necessary lessons about life

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Her stories reflected the rural farming societies

A truly blossoming garden of bountiful pleasantries in the form of poetic translations

Editors Anita Elefsen

Fuglinn sem gat ekki flogið Dictionaries The second book about theGeirfuglinn (Pinguinus impennis) has been shrouded by a cloud of remorse in Icelandic natural history. It is propably not the only animal to become extinct in Iceland but by far the most famous. It could not fly so it was one of those animals in human history that was an easy target for hunters. There is a tale alive to this day however when the last Geirfugl was caught and slaughtered. Here, anthropologist Gsli Plsson author of the award winning book