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(0)Jørgen Engebretsen Moe
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'East of the Sun and West of the Moon' is a collection of Nordic and Norwegian folklore, edited and collated by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe. The two men were so closely united in their lives' work that their folk tale anthologies are commonly mentioned only as "Asbjørnsen and Moe." This volume contains the classic "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" and "The Three Billy Goats Gruff," alongside other lesser-known stories...
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Often called the Scandinavian Beauty and the Beast, this Norwegian folktale follows the journey of the youngest daughter of a peasant, who, for the sake of her poor but large family, agrees to leave everything she has ever known and accompany a White Bear to his mountain castle. After discovering the White Bear's true identity, she seeks to rescue him from a forced marriage to a Troll Princess. Her search leads her to the homes of the Four Winds,...
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IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
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A collection of Norwegian folktales all featuring trolls: The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Boy Who Became a Lion, a Falcon, and an Ant, Butterball, The handshake, The Boy and the North Wind, The White Cat in the Dovre Mountain, The Sailors and the Troll, The Eating Competition, and The Troll with No Heart in His Body.