. East of the sun and west of the moon : old tales from the North . mances of the childhoodof Nations: they are the never-failing springs of sentiment,of sensation, of heroic example, from which primevalpeoples drank their fill at will., ■ The quaintness;,-, the tenderness, the grotesque yetrealistic with supernaturalism, c^^ c^^ 3^^ 9^^ 9^^ 5^5^ 5^^ ^^Q d^$Q 99Q 9^9^ by which the original Norske Folkeeventyr are characterised,will make an appeal to all, as represented in the picturesof Kay Nielsen. And these imperishable traditions, whosebases are among the very r
. East of the sun and west of the moon : old tales from the North . mances of the childhoodof Nations: they are the never-failing springs of sentiment,of sensation, of heroic example, from which primevalpeoples drank their fill at will., ■ The quaintness;,-, the tenderness, the grotesque yetrealistic with supernaturalism, c^^ c^^ 3^^ 9^^ 9^^ 5^5^ 5^^ ^^Q d^$Q 99Q 9^9^ by which the original Norske Folkeeventyr are characterised,will make an appeal to all, as represented in the picturesof Kay Nielsen. And these imperishable traditions, whosebases are among the very roots of all antiquity, are herereincarnated in line and colour, to the delight of all whoever knew or now shall know them. Permission to reprint the Stories in this book, whichoriginally appeared in Sir G. W. Dasents Popular Talesfrom the Norse, has been obtained from Messrs. GeorgeRoutledge & Sons, Ltd. The Three Princesses in theBlue Mountain is printed by arrangement with Nutt; and Prince Lindworm is newly translated forthis volume. ^^^^^^^^. g^m^^^^^^^^^ CONTENTS PACB EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON . 9 THE BLUE BELT 29 PRINCE LINDWORM 53 THE LASSIE AND HER GODMOTHER ... 65 THE HUSBAND WHO WAS TO MIND THE HOUSE 75 THE LAD WHO WENT TO THE NORTH WIND . 79 THE THREE PRINCESSES OF WHITELAND . 85 SORIA MORIA CASTLE 97 THE GIANT WHO HAD NO HEART IN HIS BODY 117 THE PRINCESS ON THE GLASS HILL . . 13/ THE WIDOWS SON 149 THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF . . 167 THE THREE PRINCESSES IN THE BLUE MOUNTAIN 171 THE CAT ON THE DOVREFELL 201 ONES OWN CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS PRETTIEST . 205 I
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