Mythologie

"The light from the windows leaves the man's face in shadow, but as he leans forward and gives me his hand in greeting, I feel a jolt inside me. His body is scarred with burns everywhere I can see. The hands, the arms, the neck, the face, the head. The scars on his face look like old Celtic tatoos that wrap themselves around the eyes, across the forehead and down over the cheeks and chin. If it had not been so gruesome, it would have been beautiful."""Why would I visit museums when I have the whole of history written in my face? Can't you read it?" Suddenly the scars begin to move under my fingers, they become like little snakes and dragons staring at me with small eyes. They twist around Ragnvald's face and round my hands, up my arms. They hiss softly,incitingly, almost melodically. Ragnvald's black eyes hold my gaze, and I sense a burning behind them and in the room around us. I am spellbound." The White City is a short story from Stavanger, Norway in both past and present. From the 12,400-year-old polar bear from Finnøy to the modern-day oil industry. Not forgetting "the ladies' man" of the Viking Age's, Harald Fairhair, who united Norway. The story is based on Stavanger's history and folklore and is inspired by sagas, folk tales, folk beliefs and museum exhibitions and publications.Maybe the story also explains the city name, Stavanger, and the white colour of the houses?"The White City" is the second volume in a planned series of modern folk tales from all the Nordic countries. Volume 1 with the title "The Salmon King" is from Gøtugjógv in the Faroe Islands. The series is published in English and Danish.The series is colourfully illustrated by Unna Hvid

"Modlyset fra vinduerne gør, at mandens ansigt ligger i skygge, men da han læner sig frem og giver mig hånden til goddag, giver det et gib i mig. Han har ar efter brandsår på alle de steder af kroppen, som jeg kan se. Hænderne, armene, halsen, ansigtet, hovedet. Arrene i ansigtet ligner gamle keltiske tatoveringer, som slynger sig rundt om øjnene, hen over panden og ned over kinder og hage. Hvis det ikke havde været så grufuldt, ville det have været smukt."""Hvad skulle jeg på museer, når jeg har hele historien skrevet i mit ansigt? Kan du ikke læse det?" Pludselig begynder arrene at bevæge sig under mine fingre; de bliver som små slanger og drager, der stirrer på mig med talrige øjne. De snor sig rundt i Ragnvalds ansigt og ud over mine hænder, op ad mine arme. De hvæser sagte, inciterende, næsten melodisk. Ragnvalds sorte øjne holder mit blik fast, og det brænder bag dem og i rummet omkring os. Jeg er bjergtaget."Den Hvide By er en fortælling fra Stavanger, Norge i både fortid og nutid. Isbjørnen fra Finnøy, et isbjørneskelet fra slutningen af den sidste istid trækker således en symbolsk ledetråd gennem hele 12.400 år. Men der er også plads til vikingetidens førsteelsker, Harald Hårfager, der er brodermord og tyske torpedoer. Fortællingen har rod i Stavangers historie og folklore og er inspireret af sagaer, folkeeventyr, folketro og museumsudstillinger og -udgivelser sat i en moderne ramme. Måske giver fortællingen også en forklaring på bynavnet, Stavanger og den hvide farve på husene?"Den Hvide By" er andet bind i en planlagt serie med moderne folkefortællinger fra alle de nordiske lande. Bind 1 med titlen "Laksekongen" er fra Gøtugjógv på Færøerne. Serien udgives også på engelsk.Serien er farverigt illustreret af Unna Hvid med akvarel/mixmedia.

The First Fairy Tale: Book II is the second book in a trilogy that creatively tells the story of our beginnings in a way that delights children and parents alike. Everyone has been born, so we have each taken this journey described in classic fairy tales, fables, allegories, legends, and myths across cultures and generations. Now you can share this magnificent journey with those who are actually taking it, those who enjoy hearing it the most and benefit from having their travels acknowledged. Parents can read The First Fairy Tale Book II: The Awakening Heart to their small childrenit is really intended to be read to babies while they are still in the womb. Research shows that newborns remember the stories and songs they heard while in utero! They are calmed and reassured by the sound of your voice and the tone of their own story being told with love.

';The First Fairy Tale Book I: The Adventure Begins by Susan Highsmith combines elegant beauty with magical words that inspire and inform us of the mystery and reality of conception. The beautiful artwork of Mark Sean Wilson adds a transcendent aura to every page. The shapes and colors of his illustrations combined with Susan's enlightening text bring us the wonder of the natural, yet miraculous, ancient journey taken by each of us.'

Chilling supernatural horror combining Japanese folklore with WW2 historical fiction from a multiple award-winning author.