Newlyweds Jón and Freyja love each other dearly.
Jón is a respectable farmer who works hard from
dawn until dusk, but Freyja likes to sleep late
and do as little as possible. Freyja is
delighted when a mysterious old woman appears
and offers to weave wool into cloth for her, but
she soon starts to worry about the price she
might have to pay. Fortunately Jón always
remembers to feed the raven, and the raven
rewards JonÉs kindness.
The story of the Troll
Gilitrutt and the young couple on a farm in the
shadow of Mount Eyjafjallajökull, originates
from Jón ÁrnasonÉs Icelandic Folktales and
Legends., first printed in 1862. This version is
based on the popular puppet show by Bernd
Ogrodnik, which received the Gríma, the
Icelandic Theatre Award, for best childrenÉs
show in 2011. Kristín María Ingimarsdóttir
created the illustrations derived from the
original play.