Djákninn á Myrká

Djákninn á Myrká
An engraving depicting "The Deacon of Dark River" from an 1864 publication.
Folk tale
NameDjákninn á Myrká
Also known as
  • The Deacon of the Dark River
  • The Deacon of Myrká
Aarne–Thompson grouping
  • ATU 365 (The Dead Bridegroom carries off his Bride)
  • ATU 365 (The Specter Bridegroom)
RegionIceland
Published inIsländische Volkssagen der Gegenwart (1860), by Konrad Maurer
RelatedLenore (ballad)
Sweet William's Ghost

Djákninn á Myrká (English: The Deacon of Dark River, The Deacon of Myrká) is an Icelandic folk tale. The setting of the tale is Myrká, in Eyjafjörður, located in Iceland.

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