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Weird Tales from the Northern Seas: Norwegian Legends

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From: Scandinavian Review
Date: 19960101
Author:Anonymous

by Jonas Lie

Translated from the Dano-Norwegian by R. Nisbet Bain Iowa City, IW: Penfield Press, 1996 128 Pages. Illustrations. Paper. $12.95

This collection of eleven truly unusual legends became a popular classic in 19th century Scandinavia, perhaps because these stories give far truer pictures of Norwegian life and character in the rough than anything that can be found elsewhere in the literature. Traditional folktale motifs find new vitality in the lifelong struggles between the Northern seafolk and the spirit world. In one story, a hooked fish drags a fisherman's boat through a hole in ...

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