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100 1 _aLie, Jonas,
_d1833-1908
245 1 0 _aWeird Tales from Northern Seas
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-09-21
505 0 _aThe fisherman and the draug -- Jack of Sjöhölm and the gan-finn -- Tug of war -- "The earth draws" -- The cormorants of Andvær -- Isaac and the parson of Brönö -- The wind-gnome -- The huldrefish -- Finn blood -- The homestead westward in the blue mountains -- "It's me!"
508 _aProduced by Clare Boothby, Jim Wiborg and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
520 _a"Weird Tales from Northern Seas" by Jonas Lie is a collection of supernatural stories written during the late 19th century. The book explores the mystical and often dark folklore of Northern Norway, capturing the essence of the region's harsh sea life and its inhabitants. The tales are populated by fishermen, mythical creatures, and the supernatural, providing a vivid portrayal of life's struggles against nature and fate. The opening of this collection introduces readers to the story "The Fisherman and the Draug," where we meet Elias, a poor fisherman living on the haunted island of Kvalholm. While out fishing, Elias encounters both the challenges of his trade and eerie supernatural events, involving a menacing seal and otherworldly forces associated with the Draug, a ghostly figure from Norse mythology. As the story unfolds, readers glimpse into the life of Elias, his struggles with the relentless sea, and the ominous presence that shadows his family, setting the tone for the tales that intertwine folklore, fate, and the harsh realities of coastal life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFantasy fiction, Danish -- Translations into English
653 _aSea stories, Danish -- Translations into English
700 1 _aHousman, Laurence,
_d1865-1959
700 1 _aBain, R. Nisbet
_q(Robert Nisbet),
_d1854-1909
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13508
999 _c54897
_d54897