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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... gives the following account of the turnskins of Nero's time:— “It happened that my master was gone to Capua to dispose of some second-hand goods. I took the opportunity, and persuaded our guest to walk with me to the fifth milestone. He ...
... give them to hold, as his vassals, their father's kingdom of Denmark. Guthorm, who was of a kind and friendly disposition, laid his hand in that of the king, and gladly acceded to his proposals; but Hadding answered never a word. The ...
... give up all the gold in his kingdom. Hadding now crossed over to Sweden with a formidable army, in order to avenge himself on Swipdager, and thereby fulfil the oath which he had sworn as a boy. For by day and night the spirit of his ...
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LEGEND OF TANNHAUSER | |
THE PRINCESS ON THE GLASS MOUNTAIN FROM SOUTH | |
THE WIDOWS | |
SUCH WOMEN ARE OR THE MAN FROM RINGERIGE | |
THE OUTLAW | |
THE SEVEN RAVENS | |
THE ROSSTRAPPE OR HORSES FOOTMARK | |