Popular Tales from Norse MythologyCourier Corporation, 2012 M04 13 - 352 páginas Embodying the fears, fantasies, and forebodings of the people who lived in northern Europe when the world was a darker and more frightening place, these 42 authentic folktales were culled from the rich legacy of Norse and German mythology by noted folklorist George Webbe Dasent. They include stories of princes and princesses who have been transformed into animals, trolls, and maneating giants who possess magical powers, and good-hearted, clever young men and women, often poor and ridiculed, who eventually come away with wealth and love beyond measure. |
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... drinking Pluto. About cock-crow, when the moon was shining as bright as midday, we came among the monuments. My friend began addressing himself to the stars, but I was rather in a mood to sing or to count them; and when I turned to look.
... drink of water?” “Yes, and right welcome,” answered the old woman. “Who are you that come under my humble roof with so kind a greeting?” The princess told her that she was the king's daughter, and had come out to divertherself, with the ...
... drinking meetings till a late hour in the night, at which much was said, and still more drunk. As they were sitting at one of these meetings, and making themselves merry, the king, taking up a large horn, said: “What think ye of our ...
... drinking party; and accordingly sent for timber and other materials, and caused a small house or cage to be constructed close by the royal palace. The cage was formed of large beams, and secured by strong locks and bars, so that no one ...
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SUCH WOMEN ARE OR THE MAN FROM RINGERIGE | |
THE OUTLAW | |
THE SEVEN RAVENS | |
THE ROSSTRAPPE OR HORSES FOOTMARK | |