Popular Tales from the Norse
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Folktales Release date is 2005-09-01
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 herdsman -- The mastermaid -- The cat on the Dovrefell -- Princess on the glass hill -- The cock and hen -- How one went out to woo -- 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 black-cock -- 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 the 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.
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"Popular Tales from the Norse" by Asbjørnsen, Moe, and Dasent is a collection of Norwegian folktales first published in English in 1859. Drawing from Norway's rich oral traditions, these stories were originally gathered by teacher Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and minister Jørgen Moe, who traveled the countryside collecting tales directly from storytellers. Inspired by the Brothers Grimm's methodology, they carefully retold these narratives while preserving their authentic Norwegian character. Translator George Webbe Dasent brought these enchanting tales to English readers, earning praise from the original collectors themselves. (This is an automatically generated summary.)