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Swedish fairy tales

Contents.

Willard Henry Myers translation

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AUTHOR’S PREFACE, 3

TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE, 4

SKÅNE.

LJUNGBY HORN AND PIPE, 31

STOMPE PILT, 15

THE GHOST AT FJELKINGE, 28

THE GIANT FINN AND LUND’S CATHEDRAL, 17

THE LORD OF ROSENDAL, 20

THE MASTER OF UGERUP, 23

THE SURE SHOT, 11

BLEKINGE.

THE KNIGHT OF ELLENHOLM, 39

THE SWAN MAIDEN, 35

SMÅLAND.

DAME SOÅSAN, 47

EBBE SKAMELSON, 60

JOHAN AND THE TROLLS, 65

KATRINEHOLM MANOR, 55

KETTIL RUNSKE, 45

THE GIANT PUKE, 52

THE LOST TREASURE, 69

THE TROLLS OF SKURUGATA, 42

GÖTLAND.

THE BYSE, 77

THE SEA NYMPH, 75

THE TEN FAIRY SERVANTS, 71

ÖLAND.

THE BRIDGE OVER KALMARSOUND, 78

HALLAND.

ELSTORPS WOODS, 84

THE FREEBOOTER’S GRAVE, 89

THE PIGMY OF FOLKARED’S CLIFF, 86

THE YOUNG LADY OF HELLERUP, 80

BOHUSLÄN.

GLOSHED’S ALTAR, 95

HÅLDE-HAT, 99

KING RANE AND QUEEN HUDTA, 107

THE BRIDAL PRESENT, 97

THE CHILD PHANTOM, 105

THE GIANT MAIDEN IN BORÅSERÖD MOUNTAIN, 91

THE GOLDEN CRADLE, 102

VESTERGÖTLAND.

BISHOP SVEDBERG AND THE DEVIL, 117

THE COUNTESS OF HÖJENTORP, 111

THE GIANT OF SKALUNDA, 113

THE KNIGHTS OF ÅLLABERG, 109

THE TREASURE IN SÄBY CREEK, 119

THE TROLLS IN RESSLARED, 115

ÖSTERGÖTLAND.

LADY BARBRO OF BROKIND, 129

THE CAT OF NORRHULT, 126

THE TOMTS, 122

THE TROLL SHOES, 134

THE URKO OF NORTH WIJ, 131

DAL.

BURIED ALIVE, 140

THE MOUNTAIN KITCHEN, 138

THE WOOD AND THE SEA NYMPHS, 136

VERMANLAND.

JONAS SPITS, 141

LADY RANGELA OF EDSHOLM, 143

SAXE OF SAXEHOLM, 145

THE HARVESTERS, 149

THE POLITE COAL BURNER, 147

NÄRIKE.

KATE OF YSÄTTER, 155

RUGGA BRIDGE, 153

THE ELVES’ DANCE, 159

THE FIDDLER AND THE SEA NYMPH, 162

THE ULFGRYT STONES, 150

VESTERMANLAND.

BOLSTRE CASTLE, 174

THE COAL BURNER AND THE TROLL, 169

THE SNIPE, 164

TIBBLE CASTLE AND KLINTA SPRING, 166

SÖDERMANLAND.

LAKE GOLDRING, 184

THE CHANGELINGS, 176

THE LADY OF PINTORP, 179

THE TROLL GARDEN AT STALLSBACKE, 187

UPLAND.

HERR MELKER OF VECKHOLM, 189

THE OLD MAN OF LOGGA, 192

DALARNE.

BÖLSBJÖRN, 197

THE LAPP IN MAGPIE FORM, 200

THE PLAGUE, 203

THE TREASURE SEEKERS, 198

THE WATER NYMPH, 194

GESTRIKLAND.

THE VÄTTERS, 205

HELSINGLAND.

FORSSA CHURCH, 208

MEDELPAD.

STARKAD AND BALE, 209

ÅNGERMANLAND.

THE BELL IN SJÄLEVAD, 212

HERJEDALEN.

THE VÄTTS STOREHOUSE, 214

JÄMTLAND.

THE STONE IN GRÖNAN DAL, 216

VESTERBOTTEN.

THE VOYAGE IN A LAPP SLED, 218

LAPPLAND.

KADNIHAK, 227

THE CUNNING LAPP, 224

THE GIANT’S BRIDE, 221

THE LAPP GENESIS OR THE FIRST OF MANKIND, 219

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