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Mary-ly We Troll Along

Popular Tales from the Norse, compiled by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Engebretsen Moe, translated by Sir George Webbe Dasent – It includes the tale of the grinder that can produce anything. Many of them have a character called Askelad … Continue reading →

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This Ain’t No Holle Day

The Red Fairy Book, collected by Andrew Lang, edited by Brian Alderson – I have already read several of these Fairy Books, collections of various fairy tales including the famous and the more obscure, but not in order. In his … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Fairy Tales, German, J.R.R. Tolkien, Monsters, Mythology, Norse | Tagged andrew lang, brian alderson, faith jaques, katie woodencloak, mother holle, soria moria castle, the death of koshchei the deathless, the hobbit, the little good mouse, the norka, the red fairy book, the voice of death, trolls |