The Polar Bear Killing
“The sun had already been up for a while, and the air was full of the sound of birds busy with whatever birds do that early in the morning.
‘You know they laid this out according to the ‘Völuspá’, the first poem of the Poetic Edda?’ Magnus said.
Vigdís’s only reply was to let out something between a moan and a grunt.
‘Apparently, there’s a path bearing the name of each of the dwarfs mentioned in the poem. All seventy-two of them.’ ‘I bet you know all their names,’ said Vigdís.
‘Not all of them,’... said Magnus.
‘When did you read all this stuff?’ ‘When I was a kid at high school.’ ‘In America?’ Magnus had moved to Boston from Iceland when he was a kid.
‘Yes.’ They carried on in silence for a few moments.
‘Magnús?’ ‘Yes?’ ‘Did your friends in America think you were a little weird?’ ‘Thanks, Vigdís.’ Although forensics had finished with the scene, police tape still flapped in its own geometric circle within the henge. Vigdís pointed out the spot where Halldór had been shot, and the two rocks down the hill from where it was possible his killer had stood.MoreLess
‘You know they laid this out according to the ‘Völuspá’, the first poem of the Poetic Edda?’ Magnus said.
Vigdís’s only reply was to let out something between a moan and a grunt.
‘Apparently, there’s a path bearing the name of each of the dwarfs mentioned in the poem. All seventy-two of them.’ ‘I bet you know all their names,’ said Vigdís.
‘Not all of them,’... said Magnus.
‘When did you read all this stuff?’ ‘When I was a kid at high school.’ ‘In America?’ Magnus had moved to Boston from Iceland when he was a kid.
‘Yes.’ They carried on in silence for a few moments.
‘Magnús?’ ‘Yes?’ ‘Did your friends in America think you were a little weird?’ ‘Thanks, Vigdís.’ Although forensics had finished with the scene, police tape still flapped in its own geometric circle within the henge. Vigdís pointed out the spot where Halldór had been shot, and the two rocks down the hill from where it was possible his killer had stood.MoreLess
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