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Norwegian folk tales : from the collection of Peter Christen Asbjornsen, Jorgen Moe / illustrated by Erik Werenskiold, Theodor Kittelsen ; translated by Pat Shaw, Carl Norman.

Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen, 1812-1885, author. Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen, 1813-1882, author. Werenskiold, Erik Theodor, 1855-1938, illustrator. Kittelsen, Theodor, 1857-1914, illustrator. Iversen, Pat Shaw, translator. Norman, Carl, translator.

Record details

ISBN: 9780394710549
Physical Description: 188 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, [1982]
Copyright: ©1982
Note: Translation of: Norske folke-eventyr.
Note: Reprint. Originally published: Oslo : Dreyers Forlag, 1960.
Formatted Contents: Norwegian folk tales and their illustrators /Pat Shaw --Boys who met the trolls in the Hedal Woods /Asbjorsen --Seventh father of the house /Asbjorsen --The Parson and the sexton /Asbjorsen and Jorgen Moe --The Ash lad who made the princess say, "you're a liar!" /Asbjorsen --Taper-Tom who made the princess laugh /Asbjorsen and Jorgen Moe --The charcoal burner /Asbjorsen --The three princesses in the Mountain-in-the-blue /Asbjorsen and Moltke Moe --The golden bird /Asbjorsen --The squire's bride /Asbjorsen --Little Freddie and his fiddle /Asbjorsen --Soria Moria Castle /Asbjorsen --The princess who always had to have the last word /Asbjorsen and Moltke Moe --The ash lad who had an eating match with the troll /Jorgen Moe --The companion /Asbjorsen --Butterball /Asbjorsen --The ram and the pig who went into the woods to live by themselves /Asbjorsen --The fox as shepherd /Asbjorsen --The mill that grinds at the bottom of the sea /Jorgen Moe --The old woman against the stream /Asbjorsen --The hare who had been married /Asbjorsen --The house mouse and the country mouse /Asbjorsen --The bear and the fox who made a bet /Asbjorsen --Squire Per /Jorgen Moe --The key in the distaff /Asbjorsen --The boy with the beer keg /Asbjorsen --The cock and the fox /Asbjorsen --Not driving and not riding /Asbjorsen --The golden castle that hung in the air /Asbjorsen --White-bear-king-Valemon /Asbjorsen --"Good day, fellow!" "Axe handle!" /Asbjorsen --The tabby who was such a glutton /Asbjorsen --The devil and the bailiff /Asbjorsen --The ash lad and the good helpers /Asbjorsen --Gudbrand of the Hillside /Jorgen Moe --The twelve wild ducks /Asbjorsen.
Language: Translated from the Norwegian.