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A Parish Chronicle
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A Parish Chronicle

Translation
Philip Roughton
2026
first published in English
Icelandic
original language
2
edition in English
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pages

An intimate, magical novel about one enduring church in a rural Icelandic valley - an ode to a quiet way of life now lost to time forever The resting place of legendary Viking warrior Egil Skallagrímsson’s skull, Mosfell Church is a lonely, country church, fated to be destroyed. But as the plans to destroy it take shape, stories, myth and folklore abound in one magical last attempt to leave Mosfell standing. BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days

Editions

2 editions · sort: newest
A Parish ChronicleA Parish Chroniclevintage_digitaltrans. Philip Roughton978-15-2998-576-497815299857642026-07-02English (United Kingdom)—E-book
A Parish ChronicleA Parish Chroniclearchipelago978-19-6277-051-497819627705142026-02-10English (United States)120Softcover