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A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Chapter XXV
Update, 16 February, 2018: Once on a time there was a man whose name was Gudbrand; he had a farm which... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Chapter XI
Update, 16 February, 2018: In Vinding, near Veile, lived once a poor cottager, who went out as day lab... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Chapter XVIII
Update, 16 February, 2018: (THE STORY WHICH SUGGESTED TO WASHINGTON IRVING THE LEGEND OE HAPPY HOLLOW&... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Chapter XXVI
Update, 16 February, 2018: Once on a time there was an old beggar-woman, who had gone out to beg. She ... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Chapter XII
Update, 16 February, 2018: At Palsgaard, in the district of Bjerge, lived once a knight, whose name wa... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Chapter XIX
Update, 16 February, 2018: Hast thou never seen the beautiful maiden sitting on the Ilsenstein? Every ... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Chapter XIII
Update, 16 February, 2018: There was once a man, who was very poor, and sick into the bargain. When he... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Chapter XX
Update, 16 February, 2018: The Rosstrappe, or Horse’s Foot-mark, is the name of a rock in the lo... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Chapter XIV
Update, 16 February, 2018: There was once seven brothers, who had neither father nor mother. They live... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Chapter XXI
Update, 16 February, 2018: Not far from Bau there stood formerly the hunting-seat of Waldemarstoft, wh... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Title Page 2
Update, 16 February, 2018: A COLLECTION OF POPULAR TALES FROM THE NORSE AND NORTH GERMAN BY GEORGE WEB... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Introduction
Update, 16 February, 2018: The Norsemen came from the East, and brought a common stock of tradition wi... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Chapter I
Update, 16 February, 2018: Skiöld, King of Yutland (Denmark), and the bordering districts of Sweden an... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Chapter II
Update, 16 February, 2018: “Earl Atli, my trusty friend wilt thou journey to King Swavnir, and w... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Chapter III
Update, 16 February, 2018: One evening when the noble knight Tannhäuser was sitting in a miserable way... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Chapter IV
Update, 16 February, 2018: There was once a king, who ruled over a large kingdom. He was married to a ... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Chapter V
Update, 16 February, 2018: There was once a king, who was so devoted to the chase that he knew of no g... »»

A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German [...] Chapter VI
Update, 16 February, 2018: There was once a miller who had three children, two girls and a boy. When t... »»

Heimskringla [...] Part 7
Update, 16 February, 2018: King Harald made a promise to King Olaf the Saint for victory, that he woul... »»

Heimskringla [...] Part 9
Update, 16 February, 2018: Then Ottar Birting stood up in the Thing, and first of all answered thus: '... »»

Heimskringla [...] Part 32
Update, 16 February, 2018: In the night many of King Eystein's ships rowed secretly away, some of them... »»

Heimskringla [...] Part 10
Update, 16 February, 2018: At that time the realm of Norway was in great prosperity. The bondes were r... »»

Heimskringla [...] Part 25
Update, 16 February, 2018: King Eystein and King Sigurd went both in spring to guest-quarters in the U... »»

Heimskringla [...] Part 12
Update, 16 February, 2018: King Magnus, after he was deprived of sight, went north to Nidaros, where h... »»

Heimskringla [...] Part 10
Update, 16 February, 2018: The same autumn (A.D. 1139) Sigurd Slembe and Magnus the Blind came from De... »»