Contents -- Map 1. The North Atlantic -- Map 2. Iceland -- Map 3. Greenland -- Map 4. The Faroe Islands -- Foreword: Amid the Mists of Northern Waters and Words -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Icelandic Landscapes -- 2. Nordic by Nature -- 3. Mastering the World's Edges -- 4. Translating and Converting -- 5. Reading Backward -- Epilogue: Whales and Men -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.