Popular Tales from the NorseFront matterGeorge Webbe Dasent translationChapter navigation82 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterNotice to the Second EditionNotice to the First EditionORIGINDIFFUSIONNORSE MYTHOLOGYNORSE POPULAR TALESCONCLUSIONTRUE AND UNTRUEWHY THE SEA IS SALTTHE OLD DAME AND HER HENEAST O’ THE SUN AND WEST O’ THE MOONBOOTS WHO ATE A MATCH WITH THE TROLLHACON GRIZZLEBEARDBOOTS, WHO MADE THE PRINCESS SAY, “THAT’S A STORY”THE TWELVE WILD DUCKSTHE GIANT WHO HAD NO HEART IN HIS BODYTHE FOX AS HERDSMANTHE MASTERMAIDTHE CAT ON THE DOVREFELLPRINCESS ON THE GLASS HILLHOW ONE WENT OUT TO WOOTHE COCK AND HENTHE MASTER-SMITHTHE TWO STEP-SISTERSBUTTERCUPTAMING THE SHREWSHORTSHANKSGUDBRAND ON THE HILL-SIDETHE BLUE BELTWHY THE BEAR IS STUMPY-TAILEDNOT A PIN TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THEMONE’S OWN CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS PRETTIESTTHE THREE PRINCESSES OF WHITELANDTHE LASSIE AND HER GODMOTHERTHE THREE AUNTSTHE COCK, THE CUCKOO, AND THE BLACK-COCKRICH PETER THE PEDLARGERTRUDE’S BIRDBOOTS AND THE TROLLGOOSEY GRIZZELTHE LAD WHO WENT TO THE NORTH WINDTHE MASTER THIEFTHE BEST WISHTHE THREE BILLY-GOATS GRUFFWELL DONE AND ILL PAIDTHE HUSBAND WHO WAS TO MIND THE HOUSEDAPPLEGRIMFARMER WEATHERSKYLORD PETERTHE SEVEN FOALSTHE WIDOW’S SONBUSHY BRIDEBOOTS AND HIS BROTHERSBIG PETER AND LITTLE PETERTATTERHOODTHE COCK AND HEN THAT WENT TO THE DOVREFELLKATIE WOODENCLOAKTHUMBIKINDOLL I’ THE GRASSTHE LAD AND THE DEILTHE COCK AND HEN A-NUTTINGTHE BIG BIRD DANSORIA MORIA CASTLEBRUIN AND REYNARDTOM TOTHERHOUSELITTLE ANNIE THE GOOSE-GIRLINTRODUCTION TO APPENDIXWHY THE JACK-SPANIARD’S WAIST IS SMALLANANZI AND THE LIONANANZI AND QUANQUATHE EAR OF CORN AND THE TWELVE MENTHE KING AND THE ANT’S TREETHE LITTLE CHILD AND THE PUMPKIN TREETHE BROTHER AND HIS SISTERSTHE GIRL AND THE FISHTHE LION, THE GOAT, AND THE BABOONANANZI AND BABOONTHE MAN AND THE DOUKANA TREENANCY FAIRY“THE DANCING GANG”FOOTNOTES TO INTRODUCTIONBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Notice to the Second EditionAll chapters and sections (82)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsNotice to the Second EditionNotice to the First EditionORIGINDIFFUSIONNORSE MYTHOLOGYNORSE POPULAR TALESCONCLUSIONTRUE AND UNTRUEWHY THE SEA IS SALTTHE OLD DAME AND HER HENEAST O’ THE SUN AND WEST O’ THE MOONBOOTS WHO ATE A MATCH WITH THE TROLLHACON GRIZZLEBEARDBOOTS, WHO MADE THE PRINCESS SAY, “THAT’S A STORY”THE TWELVE WILD DUCKSTHE GIANT WHO HAD NO HEART IN HIS BODYTHE FOX AS HERDSMANTHE MASTERMAIDTHE CAT ON THE DOVREFELLPRINCESS ON THE GLASS HILLHOW ONE WENT OUT TO WOOTHE COCK AND HENTHE MASTER-SMITHTHE TWO STEP-SISTERSBUTTERCUPTAMING THE SHREWSHORTSHANKSGUDBRAND ON THE HILL-SIDETHE BLUE BELTWHY THE BEAR IS STUMPY-TAILEDNOT A PIN TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THEMONE’S OWN CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS PRETTIESTTHE THREE PRINCESSES OF WHITELANDTHE LASSIE AND HER GODMOTHERTHE THREE AUNTSTHE COCK, THE CUCKOO, AND THE BLACK-COCKRICH PETER THE PEDLARGERTRUDE’S BIRDBOOTS AND THE TROLLGOOSEY GRIZZELTHE LAD WHO WENT TO THE NORTH WINDTHE MASTER THIEFTHE BEST WISHTHE THREE BILLY-GOATS GRUFFWELL DONE AND ILL PAIDTHE HUSBAND WHO WAS TO MIND THE HOUSEDAPPLEGRIMFARMER WEATHERSKYLORD PETERTHE SEVEN FOALSTHE WIDOW’S SONBUSHY BRIDEBOOTS AND HIS BROTHERSBIG PETER AND LITTLE PETERTATTERHOODTHE COCK AND HEN THAT WENT TO THE DOVREFELLKATIE WOODENCLOAKTHUMBIKINDOLL I’ THE GRASSTHE LAD AND THE DEILTHE COCK AND HEN A-NUTTINGTHE BIG BIRD DANSORIA MORIA CASTLEBRUIN AND REYNARDTOM TOTHERHOUSELITTLE ANNIE THE GOOSE-GIRLINTRODUCTION TO APPENDIXWHY THE JACK-SPANIARD’S WAIST IS SMALLANANZI AND THE LIONANANZI AND QUANQUATHE EAR OF CORN AND THE TWELVE MENTHE KING AND THE ANT’S TREETHE LITTLE CHILD AND THE PUMPKIN TREETHE BROTHER AND HIS SISTERSTHE GIRL AND THE FISHTHE LION, THE GOAT, AND THE BABOONANANZI AND BABOONTHE MAN AND THE DOUKANA TREENANCY FAIRY“THE DANCING GANG”FOOTNOTES TO INTRODUCTIONWITH AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY ON THE ORIGIN AND DIFFUSION OF POPULAR TALESNotice to the Second Edition →