Short stories

Swedish fairy tales

Herman Hofberg

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ImaginationMythology, Legends & Folklore

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Willard Henry Myers translation

Table of contents

1. Front matter2. Author’s Preface.3. Translator’s Preface.4. Contents.5. List of Illustrations.6. The Sure Shot.17. Stompe Pilt.8. The Giant Finn and Lund’s Cathedral.19. The Lord of Rosendal.110. The Master of Ugerup.111. The Ghost at Fjelkinge.12. Ljungby Horn and Pipe.113. The Swan Maiden.114. The Knight of Ellenholm.15. The Trolls of Skurugata.116. Kettil Runske.117. Dame Soåsan.118. The Giant Puke.119. Katrineholm Manor.20. Ebbe Skamelson.121. Johan and the Trolls.122. The Lost Treasure.23. The Ten Fairy Servants.124. The Sea Nymph.25. The Byse.126. The Bridge Over Kalmarsound.27. The Young Lady of Hellerup.28. Elstorps Woods.29. The Pigmy of Folkared’s Cliff.30. The Freebooter’s Grave.131. The Giant Maiden in Boråseröd Mountain.32. Gloshed’s Altar.133. The Bridal Present.34. Hålde Hat.135. The Golden Cradle.36. The Child Phantom.37. King Rane and Queen Hudta.38. The Knights of Ållaberg.39. The Countess of Höjentorp.140. The Giant of Skalunda.41. The Trolls in Resslared.42. Bishop Svedberg and the Devil.43. The Treasure in Säby Creek.44. The Tomts.145. The Cat of Norrhult.146. Lady Barbro of Brokind.147. The Urko of North Wij.148. The Troll Shoes.49. The Wood and the Sea Nymphs.150. The Mountain Kitchen.151. Buried Alive.152. Jonas Spits.153. Lady Rangela of Edsholm.54. Saxe of Saxeholm.55. The Polite Coal Burner.156. The Harvesters.57. The Ulfgryt Stones.58. Rugga Bridge.159. Kate of Ysätter.60. The Elves’ Dance.61. The Fiddler and The Sea Nymph.62. The Snipe.63. Tibble Castle and Klinta Spring.64. The Coal Burner and the Troll.65. Bolstre Castle.66. The Changelings.67. The Lady of Pintorp.168. Lake Goldring.169. The Troll’s Garden at Stallsbacke.70. Herr Melker of Veckholm.171. The Old Man of Lagga.72. The Water Nymph.173. Bölsbjörn.174. The Treasure Seekers.75. The Lapp in Magpie Form.176. The Plague.177. The Vätters.178. Forssa Church.79. Starkad and Bale.80. The Bell in Själevad.81. The Vätts Storehouse.82. The Stone in Grönan Dal.83. The Voyage in a Lapp Sled.84. The Lapp Genesis, or the First of Mankind.85. The Giant’s Bride.86. The Cunning Lapp.87. Kadnihak.
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