Download or read book Swedish Fairy Tales Legends of Trolls Elves Fairies and Giants written by Herman Hofberg and published by Kalevala Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel back to a magical world of colorful myth and legend as you explore this collection of folktales from Sweden. Over eighty stories are told, with more than forty illustrations of trolls, ghosts, giants and other denizens of the Swedish folkscape. There are tales of lost treasure, encounters with the devil, meetings with the tomte, the spirits of the home, and of the beautiful wood nymphs, whose true nature is often betrayed by a fox tail peeking below the hem of a skirt. Swedish Fairy Tales, originally published in 1890, will dazzle a new generation of readers with legends from Sweden's early storytelling tradition.
Download or read book Swedish Fairy Tales written by Herman Hofberg and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Swedish Folktales and Legends written by Lone Thygesen Blecher and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 1993 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Swedish Folktales and Legends is a diverse and enchanting collection of more than one hundred and fifty tales, providing a representative sampling of Sweden's folklore tradition, which was first recorded in the mid-nineteenth century (around the time of the Brothers Grimm). Drawn primarily from the Swedish National Folklore Archives and private collections as well as from various other sources, they are all newly translated from the Swedish, many for the first time. Ranging from the ribald to the romantic from the rustic to the mystical, from farmers' jokes to epiphanies, these are stories in which sirens trolls, giants, tomtar (household spirits) and ghosts, as well as princesses, shepherds, dunces and rakes all come to life. The unique voices and spirit of storytellers from generations past are unerringly captured in these lively original translations."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book The Swedish Fairy Book written by Clara Stroebe and published by 谷月社. This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KNÖS Once upon a time there was a poor widow, who found an egg under a pile of brush as she was gathering kindlings in the forest. She took it and placed it under a goose, and when the goose had hatched it, a little boy slipped out of the shell. The widow had him baptized Knös, and such a lad was a rarity; for when no more than five years old he was grown, and taller than the tallest man. And he ate in proportion, for he would swallow a whole batch of bread at a single sitting, and at last the poor widow had to go to the commissioners for the relief of the poor in order to get food for him. But the town authorities said she must apprentice the boy at a trade, for he was big enough and strong enough to earn his own keep. So Knös was apprenticed to a smith for three years. For his pay he asked a suit of clothes and a sword each year: a sword of five hundredweights the first year, one of ten hundredweights the second year, and one of fifteen hundredweights the third year. But after he had been in the smithy only a few days, the smith was glad to give him all three suits and all three swords at once; for he smashed all his iron and steel to bits.
Download or read book Swedish Folk Tales written by and published by Floris Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bauer�s trolls and giants inspired Jim Henson, Frank Oz and Neil Gaiman. Perfect for Tolkien fans.
Download or read book The Swedish Fairytale Book written by Various Authors and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2021-05-07 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musaicum Books presents to you the collection of the greatest Swedish fairy tales: Knös Lasse, My Thrall! Finn, the Giant, and the Minster of Lund The Skalunda Giant Yuletide Specters Silverwhite and Lillwacker StompePilt The Girl and the Snake Faithful and Unfaithful Starkad and Bale The Werewolf First Born, First Wed The Lame Dog The Mount of the Golden Queen Old Hopgiant The Princess and the Glass Mountain Queen Crane Tales of the Trolls Charcoal Nils and the Troll-Woman The Three Dogs The Poor Devil How Smaland and Schonen Came To Be The Evil One and KittaGrau The Lady of Pintorp The Specter in Fjelkinge The Rooster, the Hand-Mill and the Swarm of Hornets Torre Jeppe The Man Who Died on Holy Innocents'
Download or read book Swedish Fairy Book written by Elena Grand and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-10 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following volume of Swedish fairy-tales represents a careful choice, after the best original sources, of those examples of their kind which not only appeared most colorful and entertaining, but also most racially Swedish in their flavor. The wealth of material available has made it possible to give due representation to most types of fairy-tales, from the stories of older origin, the tales of giant, troll, and werewolf, to such delightful tales as "Lasse, My Thrall", and "The Princess and the Glass Mountain," colored with the rich and ornate stylistic garb of medieval chivalric poesy. There has been no attempt to "rewrite" these charming folk-and fairy-tales in the translation. They have been faithfully narrated in the simple, naive manner which their traditional rendering demands.
Download or read book Swedish Fairy Tales written by Herman Hofberg and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Swedish Fairy Tales written by Herman Hofberg and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is not alone in Bohemia’s mountainous regions that the romantic characters are found which form the basis of Weber’s immortal fictions. Similar traditions are current in many lands, especially in ours, one of which we will now relate. In the artless fancy of the peasantry the means of acquiring the power of unerring aim are many, the most usual by compact with the Fairies or Wood Nymphs. While the compact lasts the possessor, sitting at his hut door, needs only to wish, and the game of his choice springs into view, and within range of his never-failing gun. Such a compact, however, invariably ends in the destruction of the hunter. Many years ago there was a watchman up in the Göinge regions, a wild fellow, who, one evening, while drinking with his neighbors, more tipsy and more talkative as the hour grew late, boasted loudly of his marksmanship, and offered to wager that, with his trusty gun, he could give them such an exhibition of skill as they had never before seen. “There goes, as I speak,” said he, “a roe on Halland’s Mountains.” His companions laughed at him, not believing that he could know what was transpiring at a distance of several miles, which was the least that lay between them and the spot indicated. “I will wager you that I need go no farther than the door to shoot him for you,” persevered the watchman in defiant tones. “Nonsense!” said the others. “Come, will you wager something worth the while? Say two cans of ale.” “Done! Two cans of ale, it shall be.” And the company betook themselves to the yard in front of the hut. It was a frosty autumn evening. The wind chased the clouds over the sky, and the half moon cast fitful reflections through the breaks over the neighborhood. In a few minutes a something was seen moving rapidly along the edge of a thicket on the farther side of a little glade. The watchman threw his gun carelessly to his shoulder and fired. A derisive laugh was echo to the report. No mortal, thought they, in such uncertain light and at such a distance, could shoot a deer in flight. The watchman, certain of his game, hastened across the glade, followed by his companions, to whom the event meant, at least, two cans of ale. It would not be easy to picture the surprise of the doubters, when, upon arriving at the thicket, they discovered, lying upon the ground, bathed in foam and his tongue hanging from his mouth, a magnificent stag, pierced through the heart by the deadly bullet, his life blood fast coloring his bed of autumn leaves a brighter hue. What unseen power has brought this poor animal from Halland’s Mountains in a bare half hour? Such were the thoughts of the watchman’s companions as they retired in silence to the hut. The watchman received his two cans of ale, but no one seemed inclined to join him in disposing of them. They now understood with what sort of a man they were having to do. It was evident to them that the watchman was in league with the Evil One himself, and they henceforth guarded themselves carefully against companionship with him after dark.
Download or read book Swedish Fairy Tales written by Anna Wahlenberg and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Swedish Fairy Book written by Clara Stroebe and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-17 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an attempt to tell some of the famous legends in a way which will be interesting to every boy and girl who loves adventures. CONTENTS PREFACE KNÖS LASSE, MY THRALL! FINN, THE GIANT, AND THE MINSTER OF LUND THE SKALUNDA GIANT YULETIDE SPECTERS SILVERWHITE AND LILLWACKER STOMPE PILT THE GIRL AND THE SNAKE FAITHFUL AND UNFAITHFUL STARKAD AND BALE THE WEREWOLF FIRST BORN, FIRST WED THE LAME DOG THE MOUNT OF THE GOLDEN QUEEN OLD HOPGIANT THE PRINCESS AND THE GLASS MOUNTAIN QUEEN CRANE TALES OF THE TROLLS CHARCOAL NILS AND THE TROLL-WOMAN THE THREE DOGS THE POOR DEVIL HOW SMALAND AND SCHONEN CAME TO BE THE EVIL ONE AND KITTA GRAU THE LADY OF PINTORP THE SPECTRE IN FJELKINGE THE ROOSTER, THE HAND-MILL AND THE SWARM OF HORNETS TORRE JEPPE THE MAN WHO DIED ON HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY
Download or read book The Swedish Fairy Book Classic Reprint written by Clara Stroebe and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Swedish Fairy Book The following volume of Swedish fairy-tales represents a careful choice, after the best original sources, of those examples of their kind which not only appeared most colorful and entertaining, but also most racially Swedish in their flavor. For the fairy-tales of each of the three Scandinavian countries, Sweden, Denmark and Norway, have a distinct local color of their own. The wealth of material available has made it possible to give due representation to most types of fairy-tales, from the stories of older origin, the tales of giant, troll, and werewolf, to such delightful tales as "Lasse, My Thrall," and "The Princess and the Glass Mountain," colored with the rich and ornate stylistic garb of medieval chivalric poesy. There has been no attempt to "rewrite" these charming folk- and fairy-tales in the translation. They have been faithfully narrated in the simple, naive manner which their traditional rendering demands. And this is one reason, perhaps, why they should appeal to young American readers - for young America by instinct takes kindly to that which is straightforward and sincere, in the realm of fairy-tale as in life itself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Giants and Trolls in Sweden written by Ann-Sofi Topelius and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Swedish Fairy Book Illustrated Edition written by Various Authors and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: e-artnow presents to you this meticulously collection of Swedish Fairy Tales that you can share with your little ones and enjoy on your own as well: Knös Lasse, My Thrall! Finn, the Giant, and the Minster of Lund The Skalunda Giant Yuletide Specters Silverwhite and Lillwacker StompePilt The Girl and the Snake Faithful and Unfaithful Starkad and Bale The Werewolf First Born, First Wed The Lame Dog The Mount of the Golden Queen Old Hopgiant The Princess and the Glass Mountain Queen Crane Tales of the Trolls Charcoal Nils and the Troll-Woman The Three Dogs The Poor Devil How Smaland and Schonen Came To Be The Evil One and KittaGrau The Lady of Pintorp The Specter in Fjelkinge The Rooster, the Hand-Mill and the Swarm of Hornets Torre Jeppe The Man Who Died on Holy Innocents'
Download or read book Swedish Fairy Tales written by Anna Wahlenberg and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Swedish Fairy Book written by Klara Stroebe and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Swedish Fairy Tales Classic Reprint written by Anna Wahlenberg and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Swedish Fairy Tales There was always something funny about the poor kings and princes who came to do their wooing. One king were such a comical old bowl of a hat adorned with a plume. Which tempted her to beg him to lend it to her for a dust-brush. An other one jerked his head thrice every time he made a bow. A third was so stupid, when he tried to be genteel, that he kissed her hand and. Lisping. Called her Your most Graciously Gracious Grace. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
