Plants of Iceland – traditional uses and folklore

Útgefandi: Hespuhúsið
Gerð ÚtgáfuárSíðurVerðMagn
Innbundin 2018 129 3.190 kr.
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Plants of Iceland – traditional uses and folklore

Útgefandi : Hespuhúsið

3.190 kr.

Plants of Iceland - traditional uses and folklore
Gerð ÚtgáfuárSíðurVerðMagn
Innbundin 2018 129 3.190 kr.
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This book discusses a few species which have been used in Iceland through the ages as food, dye, for building and for medicinal purposes.

Various folk beliefs developed around some plants, as people had no understanding of the chemical properties of the plants and attributed their efficacy to superstition and magic.

This book describes the folk beliefs and stories associated with the plants.

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