Folktales of Norway

Folktales of Norway
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 335
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ISBN-10 : 9780226105109
ISBN-13 : 0226105105
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Book Synopsis Folktales of Norway by : Reidar Thoralf Christiansen

Download or read book Folktales of Norway written by Reidar Thoralf Christiansen and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1964 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often lacking the clear episodic structure of folktales about talking animals and magic objects, legends grow from retellings of personal experiences. Christiansen isolated some seventy-seven legend types, and many of these are represented here in absorbing stories of St. Olaf, hidden treasures, witches, and spirits of the air, water, and earth. The ugly, massively strong, but slow-witted trolls are familiar to English-speaking readers. Less well-known, but the subject of an enormous number of legends, are the more manlike yet sinister "huldre-folk" who live in houses and try to woo human girls. These tales reflect the wildness of Norway, its mountains, forests, lakes, and sea, and the stalwart character of its sparse population. "The translation is excellent, retaining the traditional Norwegian style . . . the tales themselves will also appeal to the interested layman."—Library Journal


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