Popular tales from the Norse
By: By George Webbe Dasent, with an introductory essay on the origin and diffusion of popular tales
Contributors: Dasent, George Webbe, Sir, 1817-1896; Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen, 1813-1882; Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen, 1813-1882, author; Dasent, George Webbe, Sir, 1817-1896, translator
Publisher: G. Routledge; E.P. Dutton
Published: 1900
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
Subjects: Fairy tales; Folklore
Notes: Translation from the Norke folkeeventyr of AsbjØrsen and Moe.

Contains: notice to the Second edition; notice to the first edition.
Table of contents: title: Tales. True and untrue; title: Why the sea is salt; title: The old dame and her hen; title: East o' the sun and west o' the moon; title: Boots who ate a match with the troll; title: Hacon Grizzlebeard; title: Boots who made the princess say, "That's a story"; title: The twelve ducks; title: The giant who had no heart in his body; title: The fox as herdsman; title: The mastermaid; title: The cat on the dovrefell; title: Princess on the glass hill; title: The cock and hen; title: How one went out to woo; title: The master-smith; title: The two step-sisters; title: Buttercup; title: Taming the shrew; title: Shortshanks; title: Gudbrand on the hill-side; title: The blue belt; title: Why the bear is stumpy-tailed; title: Not a pin to choose between them; title: One's own children are always prettiest; title: The three princesses of Whiteland; title: The lassie and her godmother; title: The three aunts; title: The cock, the cuckoo, and the black-cock; title: Rich peter the pedlar; title: Gertrude's bird; title: Boots and the troll; title: Goosey Grizzel; title: The lad who went to the north wind; title: The master thief; title: The best wish; title: The three billy-goats gruff; title: Well done and ill paid; title: The husband who was to mind the house; title: Dapplegrim; title: Farmer Weathersky; title: Lord Peter; title: The seven foals; title: The widow's son; title: Bushy bride; title: Boots and his brothers; title: Big Peter and little Peter; title: Tatterhood; title: The cock and hen that went to the dovrefell; title: Katie Woodencloak; title: Thumbikin; title: Doll i' the grass; title: The lad and the deil; title: The cock and hen a-nutting; title: The big bird Dan; title: Soria Moria Castle; title: Bruin and Reynard; title: Tom Totherhouse; title: Little Annie the goose-girl.; title: Appendix. Why the Jack Spaniard's waist is small; title: Ananzi and the lion; title: Ananzi and Quanqua; title: The ear of corn and the twelve men; title: The king and the ant's tree; title: The little child and the pumpkin tree; title: The brother and his sisters; title: The girl and the fish; title: The lion, the goat, and the baboon; title: Ananzi and Baboon; title: The man and the doukana tree; title: Nancy Fairy; title: The dancing gang.