Here is the epic of the "landvættir"
Mythical heralds, great defenders of Iceland, who are honored when we feast on the edge of the fiery craters with aurora borealis iridescent the frozen skies of these distant lands.
Once upon a time was a Danish king who was planning to invade Iceland
In these remote dark times, this cheeky monkey fit with the technology of the time to prepare his invasion by sending the spirit of a magician metamorphosed into a whale
This spy, trying to infiltrate through the northeast of Iceland was repelled by
Dreki, exhaling poison, accompanied by many worms, insects and lizards.
Thus, continuing his journey through the north up to Eyjafjörður, he was attacked by a gigantic bird, with so prodigious wings that they touched the mountains on each side of the fiord, followed by a swarm of griffins and other zealous monsters . It was
Gammur, the northwest guard
Facing this new impossibility to land, the spy then went to Breiðafjörður, where a giant auroch, foaming with rage, and his hectic horde put him on the run. It was
Griðungur, the southwest sentinel
The magician, continuing towards Reykjanes, tried to swim to the shore of Vikarskeiði where he faced a giant made of stone, larger than the mountains, assisted by other giants.
The gutted spy, who could not sneak, lost the plot and returned knackered after this last painful encounter with
Bergrisi, the Volcano Troll, protector of the Southeast.
