Popular Tales from the Norse, from the Norwegian of Asbjornsen and Moe"

"East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North" is a collection of Norwegian folk tales, collected by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe in the mid-nineteenth century. The haunting and compelling nature of these folk tales from the frozen lands of the North and the renowned illustrator Kay Nielsen's spellbinding illustrations therefore make this one of the most stunning and beautiful children's books ever produced. Scandinavian folk tales have had many interpretations through the years, but never have they been so beautifully depicted as in this wonderful edition by the...

"Sex norska Folksagor och afventyr" from Peter Christen Asbjornsen. Peter Christen Asbjornsen (1812-1885), norsk folklorist, forstmann och naturforskare."

"Tolf norska folksagor och afventyr" from Peter Christen Asbjornsen. Peter Christen Asbjornsen (1812-1885), norsk folklorist, forstmann och naturforskare."

"Nio norska Folksagor och afventyr" from Peter Christen Asbjornsen. Peter Christen Asbjornsen (1812-1885), norsk folklorist, forstmann och naturforskare."

"7 norska folksagor och afventyr" from Peter Christen Asbjornsen. Peter Christen Asbjornsen (1812-1885), norsk folklorist, forstmann och naturforskare."

"Sagobok for barn" from Peter Christen Asbjornsen. Peter Christen Asbjornsen (1812-1885), norsk folklorist, forstmann och naturforskare."

Kay Nielsen, one of the most famous children's book illustrators of all time, will delight children and adults, with this his masterpiece. The stories he illustrated were gathered by famed folklorists and inseparable friends, Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe who were the Norwegian Brothers Grimm, travelling the length of Norway in search of folktales. Their stories are -the never-failing springs of sentiment, of sensation, of heroic example, from which primeval peoples drank their fill at will.- (Fully illustrated in black and white.)