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  2. Norwegian Folktales - Wikipedia

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    The tales were first translated into English by Sir George Webbe Dasent. [c] He translated all but a few of the tales from the two series of Norske Folkeeventyr. Dasent's Popular Tales from the Norse (1859), contains all 58 tales from the initial edition of the original collection.

  3. George Webbe Dasent - Wikipedia

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    In 1859 he published Popular Tales from the Norse, his translation of Norwegian Folktales (Norske Folkeeventyr) collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe, including in it an "Introductory Essay on the Origin and Diffusion of Popular Tales." [7] Perhaps his best-known work, The Story of Burnt Njal, a translation of the Icelandic ...

  4. Norse mythology - Wikipedia

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    Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia as the Nordic folklore of the modern period.

  5. Three Billy Goats Gruff - Wikipedia

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    The first version of the story in English appeared in George Webbe Dasent's translation of some of the Norske Folkeeventyr, published as Popular Tales from the Norse in 1859. [3] The heroes of the tale are three male goats who need to outsmart a ravenous troll to cross the bridge to their feeding ground.

  6. The Old Dame and her Hen - Wikipedia

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    Dasent, Popular Tales from the Norse " The Old Dame and her Hen " is the English title given by Dasent [ 1 ] to the Norwegian folk tale, Asbjørnsen and Moe ’s number 35. The tale's original title, " Høna tripper i berget " is more accurately rendered " The Hen is Tripping in the Mountain ", as given in Reidar Thoralf Christiansen 's ...

  7. Nordic folklore - Wikipedia

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    They play a main part in many of the fairy tales from Asbjørnsen and Moes collections of Norwegian tales (1844). [30] Trolls may be compared to many supernatural beings in other cultures, for instance the Cyclopes of Homer's Odyssey. [citation needed] In Swedish, such beings are often termed 'jätte' (giant), a word related to the Norse 'jotun ...

  8. Kings' sagas - Wikipedia

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    Hermannsson, Halldó Bibliography of the sagas of the kings of Norway and related sagas and tales (BiblioBazaar. 2009) ISBN 978-1113624611; Jakobsson, Ármann; McTurk, Rory (ed.) A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture (Blackwell Publishing, 2004) ISBN 9780631235026; Thorsson, Örnólfur (ed.)

  9. Askeladden - Wikipedia

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    Askeladden by Theodor Kittelsen (1900) Original painting owned by the National Museum, Oslo. Ashlad (Norwegian "Askeladden" or "Oskeladden", full name "Esben Askelad" or "Espen Askeladd" or "Espen Oskeladd") is a main character in a number of tales collected in Asbjørnsen and Moe's Norwegian Folktales.

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