East of the Sun and West of the Moon - Old Tales From the North - Illustrated by Kay Nielsen

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Kay Nielsen

• Publisher: Pook Press
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781444659542
• Print ISBN:
  9781447448983
  9781447449348
• Subtopic: Folklore & Mythology

This beautiful Asbjørnsen and Moe folk tale anthology features wondrous stories from Nordic and Norwegian folklore, accompanied by Kay Nielsen's masterful artwork.

Edited and collated by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe, East of the Sun and West of the Moon is a gorgeously detailed anthology of Nordic and Norwegian folk tales. Featuring stories that are well-known and much-loved, as well as some rarer tales, this volume is completed by the incredible illustrations by Kay Nielsen. Dazzling colour and black-and-white illustrations accompany the text and bring Asbjørnsen and Moe's storytelling to life.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Preface
• Contents
• Illustration
• East of the Sun and West of the Moon
• The Blue Belt
• Prince Lindworm
• The Lassie and Her Godmother
• The Husband Who was to Mind the House
• The Lad Who Went to the North Wind
• The Three Princesses of Whiteland
• Soria Moria Castle
• The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body
• The Princess on the Glass Hill
• The Widow’s Son
• The Three Billy Goats Gruff
• The Three Princesses in the Blue Mountain
• The Cat on the Dovrefell
• One’s Own Children are Always Prettiest