Just because you havenït seen something doesnït
mean that it doesnït exist. Icelandic trolls
have always been reclusive but they have become
even more so with the encroachment of humans on
their island. According to folktales throughout
the ages, trolls have been deservedly feared. In
the more than thirty years that illustrator and
author Brian Pilkington has been exploring
Icelandic folklore, however , a more
characterful, tranquil creature has emerged-a
reticent, serene and highly intelligent being
living in harmony with nature. These creatures
go around barefoot, even in the coldest of
winter, because they like to have their feet
firmly planted on the planet they revere so much.