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Zusatztext "Valuable to storytellers and a delight to readers." —Booklist "A handsome edition! eminently satisfying and highly recommended." —Library Journal Informationen zum Autor PETER CHRISTEN ASBJØRNSEN (1812-1885) and JØRGEN MOE (1813-1882), friends from childhood with a long-standing interest in their country's folklore traditions, were inspired by Jacob Grimm to compile a collection of Norwegian folk tales, Norske Folkeeventyr, in 1879. Norske Folkeeventyr continues to be in print to this day. ERIK WERENSKOLD (1855-1938) was a noted Norwegian painter and illustrator. At the time a young, relatively unknown painter, he was among the artists whose drawings appeared in the first illustrated edition of Norske Folkeeventyr in 1879. They established him as one of Norway's foremost artists. THEODOR KITTELSEN (1857-1914) was a noted Norwegian artist. At the time young and unknown, he was invited by Erik Werenskold in 1881 to collaborate on a second illustrated edition of Norske Folkeeventyr, which included only their drawings. In 1908 he was made Knight of The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. Klappentext Collected here in a contemporary translation. With these tales we meet witches, trolls and ogres, sly foxes and mysterious bears, beautiful princesses and country lads turned heroes. Includes illustrations. Zusammenfassung These 35 folk tales have been gathered from Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe's landmark nineteenth-century collections! acclaimed by Jacob Grimm for their freshness and a fullness that "surpass nearly all others." In this sparkling translation by Pat Shaw and Carl Norman! accompanied by a selection of the magnificent original illustrations of Erik Werenskiold and Theodor Kittelsen! are captivating stories of witches! trolls! and ogres; sly foxes and mysterious bears; beautiful princesses and country lads-turned-heroes that brim with the matchless vitality and power of their original telling. Translated by Pat Shaw and Carl Norman With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library Inhaltsverzeichnis THE NORWEGIAN FOLK TALES AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS 5 Pat Shaw THE BOYS WHO MET THE TROLLS IN THE HEDAL WOODS 9 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen THE SEVENTH FATHER OF THE HOUSE 13 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen THE PARSON AND THE SEXTON 15 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe THE ASH LAD WHO MADE THE PRINCESS SAY, “YOU’RE A LIAR” 17 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen TAPER-TOM WHO MADE THE PRINCESS LAUGH 20 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe THE CHARCOAL BURNER 25 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen THE THREE PRINCESSES IN THE MOUNTAIN-IN-THE-BLUE 31 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe THE GOLDEN BIRD 49 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen THE SQUIRE’S BRIDE 56 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen LITTLE FREDDIE AND HIS FIDDLE 61 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen SORIA MORIA CASTLE 67 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen THE PRINCESS WHO ALWAYS HAD TO HAVE THE LAST WORD 77 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Moltke Moe THE ASH LAD WHO HAD AN EATING MATCH WITH THE TROLL 81 Jørgen Moe THE COMPANION 84 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen BUTTERBALL 97 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen THE RAM AND THE PIG WHO WENT INTO THE WOODS TO LIVE BY THEMSELVES 102 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen THE FOX AS SHEPHERD 106 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen THE MILL THAT GRINDS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA 108 Jørgen Moe THE ...
