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1921: A very popular book in Iceland and retells the story of Swan Lake
The Story of Dimmalimm
What you need to know before your trail
Princess Dimmalimm always plays alone within the walls of the palace garden.
One day she is granted permission to explore the world outside of the palace walls. She is amazed at what she sees – swans and a beautiful lake catch her eye and she soon makes friends with one of them in particular. Soon, she visits every day.
Until one day she goes to the lake to find her swan lying very still at the bank of the shore…
Later, she returns to the lake to grieve and it’s there she meets a prince who tells her that a spell had been put on him and until recently he lived on the lake..
Travel Guide
Bíldudalur
The author was born here and what better way to see his part of the world – this author and painter – than by a museum about fictional monsters and myths
“No one is so sweet and mild
as Dimma-limma-limm.
And nowhere is so fair a child
as Dimma-limma-limm”
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: The Story Of Dimmalimm
Author/ Guide: Gudmundur Thorsteinsson Destination:Iceland Departure Time: 1920s
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