The Worlds
The story is set in Iceland in the present day, and in the world of the huldulfolk.
Characters
Eleanor Ármannsson |
literature graduate and storyteller |
Ben Ármannsson |
science and geography student, Eleanor’s brother |
Hanna Katla Baldursdóttir |
student, singer-songwriter, Eleanor and Ben’s cousin |
Kirsten Ball |
conservation volunteer, veterinary nurse |
Alice Cartwright |
conservation volunteer, Kirsten’s best friend |
Andy Taylor |
fell runner, Eleanor’s long-term university friend |
Bjäkk |
research scientist at Hólar laboratory |
Finnur |
mountain guide |
Ađli |
mountain guide |
Gunnlaugr |
stranger who lives in the mountains |
Charles Ancell |
Alcon developer |
Kári |
chief engineer at Alcon |
Professor William Tyndall |
climate scientist |
Kathryn |
William’s British research student |
Níls |
Professor Tyndall’s technician |
HANNA KATLA’S BAND
Halldór |
keyboard/guitar/vocals |
Bryn |
drummer |
Jon |
keyboard player |
THE ALFAR
Solveig |
Guđni’s ancestor, grandmother to Finnbjörn and Jóhanna |
Finnbjörn |
Jóhanna’s brother and Eirný’s lover |
Jóhanna |
Greipur’s lover |
Eirný |
alfar lady |
Greipur |
alfar man |
Valdís |
svart-alfar lady, Gunnlaugr’s assistant |
THE ÞURS
Baldur |
þurs leader |
Erik |
archivist |
Petur |
boy |
THE FAMILY
Guđni Ármannsson |
Eleanor and Ben’s father |
Diana Cooper |
Guđni’s English wife |
Baldur Ađalsteinsson |
Hanna Katla’s father, and Lára’s husband |
Lára Ármannssdóttir |
Guđni’s sister |