Interlude: Alf Gappen Was Here

About this episode

In a silent children's home under unfamiliar stars, three spirits are drawn to a child's quiet tune on Alf Gappen's Day.

In the frozen hills of Rhuv, the Sigrunsgjalfi Children’s Home sits silent beneath a sky of unfamiliar stars. No lights glow in the windows and no signs of celebration mark the coming of Alf Gappen’s Day. Yet in the stillness, a single sleeping child hums a quiet tune that carries impossibly far across the snow. Three spirits hear it and cross the tundra to a place stripped of joy, determined to bring warmth and wonder.

Topics covered

• fantasy
• childhood
• spirits
• winter
• imagination

Keywords

• Rhuv
• Sigrunsgjalfi
• Alf Gappen
• spirits
• children's home
• winter
• tune

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sigrunsgjalfi Children’s Home

Places: Rhuv

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