The Data Use Agreement outlines the conditions for using the dataset. By using the dataset, you are agreeing to the terms of the Data Use Agreement. The research data files (ZIP archives) are password protected and encrypted with AES-256. The password can be obtained by following the instructions in the Data Use Agreement. To extract the data, you will need a compatible program such as 7-Zip (Windows/Linux) or Keka (macOS).

The German–Icelandic cooperative project “Storytelling at the Edge of Civilisation” was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) from 2023 to 2026 (project number 495416732); it was a cooperation between the Institute of Scandinavian Studies of Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main, the Institute of Nordic Philology of LMU Munich, the IT-Group Humanities of LMU Munich and the Research Centre of the University of Iceland in Strandir – The Folklore Institute. Its aim was to map, contextualise, and analyse landscape-related storytelling traditions in the districts of Árneshreppur and Kaldrananeshreppur in the Strandir region of the Icelandic Westfjords. To this end, both folktale collections and archival materials were examined, and fieldwork, including original interviews, was conducted. As part of the project, an interactive map was developed in which narrative sites are recorded with GPS coordinates, photographs, descriptions, and excerpts of stories, interconnected with one another, and filterable by narrative motifs (such as elves, trolls, or burial mounds). The project website is available at: https://www.strandasogur.gwi.uni-muenchen.de/

This encrypted dataset presents a structural indentical supplement to the publicly available data at: https://doi.org/10.5282/ubm/data.792. It comprises a JSON file containing georeferenced narrative sites and associated structured metadata. In addition, a ZIP archive containing the corresponding photographic documentation and the project bibliography are included.