Popular Tales from the Norse

Popular Tales from the Norse

George Webbe Dasent, English writer (1817-1896)


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Table of Contents

- About This Book

- The Master Thief

- Memoir Of The Author

- Origin

- Introduction

- Diffusion

- Norse Mythology

- Norse Mythology

- Norse Popular Tales

- Conclusion

- Extracts From Press Notices

- True And Untrue

- Why The Sea Is Salt

- The Old Dame And Her Hen

- East O' The Sun And West O' The Moon

- Boots Who Ate A Match With The Troll

- Hacon Grizzlebeard

- Boots Who Made The Princess Say That's A Story

- The Twelve Wild Ducks

- The Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body

- The Fox As Heardsman

- The Mastermaid

- The Cat On The Dovrefell

- Princess On The Glass Hill

- How One Went Out To Woo

- The Cock And Hen

- The Master Smith

- The Two Step Sisters

- Buttercup

- Taming The Shrew

- Shortshanks

- Gudbrand On The Hill Side

- The Blue Belt

- Why The Bear Is Stumpy Tailed

- Not A Pin To Choose Between Them

- One's Own Children Are Always Prettiest

- The Three Princesses Of Whiteland

- The Lassie And Her Godmother

- The Three Aunts

- The Cock The Cuckoo And The Blackcock

- Rich Peter The Pedlar

- Gertrude's Bird

- Boots And The Troll

- Goosey Grizzel

- The Lad Who Went To The North Wind

- The Master Thief

- The Best Wish

- The Three Billy Goats Gruff

- Well Done And Ill Paid

- The Husband Who Was To Mind The House

- Dapplegrim

- Farmer Weathersky

- Lord Peter

- The Seven Foals

- The Widow's Son

- Bushy Bride

- Boots And His Brothers

- Big Peter And Little Peter

- Tatterhood

- The Cock And Hen That Went To The Dovrefell

- Katie Woodencloak

- Thumbikin

- Doll I' The Grass

- The Lad And The Deil

- The Cock And Hen A Nutting

- The Big Bird Dan

- Soria Moria Castle

- Bruin And Reynard

- Tom Totherhouse

- Little Annie The Goose Girl

- Introduction To Appendix

- Ananzi Stories

- Note