Sir George Webbe Dasent was a 19th century English writer. After college, in 1840, he was appointed to a diplomatic post in Stockholm, Sweden. Dasent became interested in Scandinavian literature and mythology. In 1859 he translated Popular Tales from the Norse by Peter Christen Asbj rnsen and J rgen Moe, including in it an "Introductory Essay on the Origin and Diffusion of Popular Tales." Some of the stories included are True and Untrue, Why the sea is salt, The old dame and her hen, East o' the sun, and west o' the moon, Boots who ate a match with the troll, Hacon Grizzlebeard Boots who made...
Sir George Webbe Dasent was a 19th century English writer. After college, in 1840, he was appointed to a diplomatic post in Stockholm, Sweden. Dasent ...
Peter Christen Asbjornsen, R. M. Ballantyne, Sir George Webbe Dasent, Jorgen Engebretsen, Snorri Sturluson, Charles W. W
Saga Six Pack 5 is a Viking-sized selection of Scandinavian super-stories: Erling the Bold by R. M. Ballantyne; Big Peter and Little Peter by George Webbe Dasent; The Saga of Harald Hardrade by Snorri Sturluson; The Master Thief by Peter Christen Asbjornsen; A Sea Queen's Sailing by Charles W. Whistler and Bruin and Reynard by Jorgen Engebretsen."
Saga Six Pack 5 is a Viking-sized selection of Scandinavian super-stories: Erling the Bold by R. M. Ballantyne; Big Peter and Little Peter by George W...
Peter Christen Asbjornsen, R. M. Ballantyne, Sir George Webbe Dasent, Jorgen Engebretsen, Snorri Sturluson, Charles W. W
Saga Six Pack 5 is a Viking-sized selection of Scandinavian super-stories: Erling the Bold by R. M. Ballantyne; Big Peter and Little Peter by George Webbe Dasent; The Saga of Harald Hardrade by Snorri Sturluson; The Master Thief by Peter Christen Asbjrnsen; A Sea Queen's Sailing by Charles W. Whistler and Bruin and Reynard by Jrgen Engebretsen.
Saga Six Pack 5 is a Viking-sized selection of Scandinavian super-stories: Erling the Bold by R. M. Ballantyne; Big Peter and Little Peter by George W...
Peter Christen Asbjornsen, Abbie Farwell Brown, Sir George Webbe Dasent, Jorgen Engebretsen Moe, Snorri Sturluson, Charl
Saga Six Pack 4 presents a sizzling sextet of Scandinavian super-sagas:In The Days of Giants - A Book of Norse Tales by Abbie Farwell Brown; Saga of Halfdan the Black by Snorri Sturluson; True and Untrue by George Webbe Dasent; Saga of Sigurd the Crusader and his Brothers Eystein and Olaf by Snorri Sturluson; King Alfreds Viking - A Story of the First English Fleet by Charles W. Whistler and Little Annie the Goose-girl by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen.
Saga Six Pack 4 presents a sizzling sextet of Scandinavian super-sagas:In The Days of Giants - A Book of Norse Tales by Abbie Farwell Brown; Saga of H...
'Njal's Saga' is rightly famous as one of the most heroic, and most poignant, of all the Icelandic narratives. Epic in scale, with battles, blood-feuds and storm-filled voyages that stretch across the breadth of the Scandinavian World, the tale is spiced with strange apparitions, ghostly singing and prophetic dreams. The anonymous author brings to life a variety of compelling personalities: the formidable Gunnar who excels in war yet detests violence, the scheming Flosi, Gudmund the Powerful, and Njal himself, gifted with second sight yet unable to save his family from a terrible...
'Njal's Saga' is rightly famous as one of the most heroic, and most poignant, of all the Icelandic narratives. Epic in scale, with battles, blood-f...
