The Troll Inside You

By Ármann Jakobsson,

Book cover of The Troll Inside You: Paranormal Activity in the Medieval North

Book description

What do medieval Icelanders mean when they say “troll”? What did they see when they saw a troll? What did the troll signify to them? And why did they see them?

The principal subject of this book is the Norse idea of the troll, which the author uses to engage…

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked The Troll Inside You as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Ármann breaks the mold to show us how to understand and research Vikings in general. The essence of the supernatural being that Vikings called tröll shows us clearly that what we think is the norm today is unlikely to be that of the Viking age. 

His book is a warning that we modern people need a ground penetrating radar to reveal all the landmines that our modern mindset places in our path to learning about Vikings.

Want books like The Troll Inside You?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like The Troll Inside You.

Browse books like The Troll Inside You

Book cover of Tao of Jeet Kune Do
Book cover of Swords of the Viking Age
Book cover of The Complete Sagas of Icelanders

Share your top 3 reads of 2024!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

1,223

readers submitted
so far, will you?

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in trolls, the supernatural, and Vikings?

Trolls 16 books
The Supernatural 367 books
Vikings 116 books