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 |
