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Oxford University Press (1961), Edition: First Edition Reprinted, 222 pages
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Twenty-four tales from the folklore of Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and Finland.
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LibraryThing member empress8411
An nice compilation of folk and fairy tales from Scandinavia. Lots of trolls and witches and winter gods. I enjoyed this collection and would recommend it to anyone who likes fairy tales or folk tales. Would be good bedtime reading for boys 6-10 - lots of adventures and action.
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222 p.; 8.6 inches
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Over twenty tales to be found under such groupings as Princes and Trolls, Tales from the Ingle-Nook, From the Land of Fire and Ice (Iceland), and Kings and Heroes which includes the four chapter retelling of King Hrolf and the Bear’s Son.
Princes and trolls. Prince Lindworm --
The giant who had no heart in his body --
The wild swans --
White-toes and Bushy-Bride --
The seven foals --
East of the sun and west of the moon. Tales from the Ingle-nook. Lad Carl --
The captain's goose --
True and untrue --
Porridge with a troll --
The three billy-goats gruff --
The cat on the Dovrefell --
Why the bear has a stumpy tail --
A stork is not always a stork. From the land of fire and ice. The hauntings at Thorhallstead: The coming of glam ; The desolation of Vatnsdal ; Grettr the strong --
Hali becomes a poet --
Grim and the merman --
Asmund, Authun, and Odd --
Authun and the bear --
Thorsteinn shiver. Kings and heroes. The dog king in Denmark --
The tale of Nornagest --
Volund the Smith --
King Hrolf and the bear's son: Bothvar Bjarki and his brothers ; The bear's son comes to court ; The Uppsala ride ; The battle with Skuld.
Ex-library.
Princes and trolls. Prince Lindworm --
The giant who had no heart in his body --
The wild swans --
White-toes and Bushy-Bride --
The seven foals --
East of the sun and west of the moon. Tales from the Ingle-nook. Lad Carl --
The captain's goose --
True and untrue --
Porridge with a troll --
The three billy-goats gruff --
The cat on the Dovrefell --
Why the bear has a stumpy tail --
A stork is not always a stork. From the land of fire and ice. The hauntings at Thorhallstead: The coming of glam ; The desolation of Vatnsdal ; Grettr the strong --
Hali becomes a poet --
Grim and the merman --
Asmund, Authun, and Odd --
Authun and the bear --
Thorsteinn shiver. Kings and heroes. The dog king in Denmark --
The tale of Nornagest --
Volund the Smith --
King Hrolf and the bear's son: Bothvar Bjarki and his brothers ; The bear's son comes to court ; The Uppsala ride ; The battle with Skuld.
Ex-library.