The Wisdom of the Hidden Folk: How Iceland’s Elves Can Save the Earth
Nancy Marie Brown in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On
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In this episode, Andrew is joined by Nancy Marie Brown, author of Looking for the Hidden Folk: How Iceland’s Elves Can Save the Earth.
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Nancy Marie Brown is the author of several highly praised cultural histories, including The Real Valkyrie, Song of the Vikings, and Ivory Vikings. These titles have been favorably reviewed in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Economist, the Times Literary Supplement, the Wall Street Journal, and many other journals. Brown has spent decades studying Icelandic literature and culture. She lives on a farm in Vermont where she keeps four Icelandic horses and an Icelandic sheepdog.
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