Here’s a nice list by Rebecca Winther-Sørensen over at Listverse—10 Creatures in Scandinavian Folklore.
It intrigued me, aside from its intrinsic interest, because out of the ten creatures listed, fully five are found in my e-novel, Troll Valley. Miss Margit, the fairy godmother, is a huldra. Nisser are referenced in connection with Christmas (though I personalize the Santa Claus-like julenisse more than this list does). There’s a troll in the title, if not in the actual story (and I’ll count it because this is my list). A Nøk (Norwegian spelling) makes an appearance, and Bestefar recalls seeing a draug.
All this is just proof that if you haven’t read it, you must buy it now. If you don’t own an e-reader, buy one of those and then get Troll Valley. If you read the Amazon reviews, you’ll see that one of my many intelligent, good-looking fans recently did just that.
I feel I should note here that since I entered academia after high school, I have read fewer than ten books that were “just for fun”. Troll Valley was one of them, and I read it without stopping. Two of the others were West Oversea and Wolf Time. Lars is a great author, and if you do not read his books, you are only cheating yourself.
Thank you, Total Stranger, for that entirely unsolicited endorsement.
Man, I wish this book was in traditional print!
Well, so do I. But we do what we can with what we’ve got.