Sure, the Celts and Germans might have the Green Man, and the Sufis Khidr, the holy one (and also the Green Man), but Njardvik has a troll with green lips!
So, there!
A Green-Lipped Troll in the East Fjords
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Category Archives: Huldúfolk
Of Elves and Men in the East Fjords
Njardvik
Nowhere but in Borgarfjördur Eystri have I found mountains that so clearly express beings from another dimension of understanding. It’s no wonder that the great Icelandic painter Kjarval got started here.
The show changes daily, too:
All around. At distance…
… or up close:
Every step is through two worlds at once, and it’s your moving that makes the images move. Here, for instance, is the elf from the first image, three hours later, from a different angle. She’s like a very slow wind taking our measure.
Snow Photography
Not “photography of snow” but the snow making images of the land.
Such spirit!
The Njardvik Troll and a Tern
A fine pair. Both present. One motionless yet breaking in two. The other without stillness, and spread across two wings. The human universe lies between these two poles.
Filming Dragons in East Iceland
Some books only have one page. Here’s a midsummer one above Njardvik. Day by day it reveals itself, like a film.
Look at how the dragon from the south (left) is giving way to grass and cliffs, while the one from the right is holding strong, with three stories opening within its long ribcage. And check out the sad faces appearing in the slo-mo approach of the dragon from the south. Will it disappear before they do? Whew! Such suspense!
Just a Bird and Some Trolls, That’s All
For trolls, though, a very busy day,.
Neskaupstadir
A Troll at Arnarstapi
Among trolls, this is a great one, with a seagull for the glint of an eye and a volcanic tube for a mouth, with a troll child inside it.
And those wings! Let’s not forget that Arnarstapi means Eagle’s Loss. And our gain.
The Birth of a Dragon
If the tide is right, as you walk along the cliff path in Arnarstapi, you might be so lucky as to spot the birth of a dragon, right where the water and the land touch.
If you open the picture in a new window, it will be larger and you will see the dragon clear as day.
And if you look back, you might spot its midwife guardian.
A good place to walk with respect!
Troll Cat on the Jökullsá á Fjöllum
A half day or even a day trip and a wondrous long hike. And the camper companies want you to stay on the Ring Road. Huh.
The cat is on the right. Dettifoss is just upstream.
Our Lady of the Harbour
Keeping. Everyone Safe in Arnarstapi
A Farm in Iceland 