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A selection of Norwegian folktales chosen by Sigrid Undset, True and Untrue and Other Norse Tales is based on the classic folklore collected by Pieter Christian Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe—and has a story for everyone. These wonderful stories tell of worlds similar to our own, worlds with love and hate, sorrow and joy, humor and pathos.



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"Delightful. The old Norse magic of trolls . . . is here, a native magic. . . . There is an interesting male counterpart of Cinderella in the Ashlad and other creations American children will be charmed to meet." —Eudora Welty, New York Times

"Children will love this book. Its foreword should make it a ‘must’ book in any courses that are given on folklore or the literature of story telling." —Saturday Review of Literature

True and Untrue and Other Norse Tales

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    A Paperback / softback by Sigrid Undset, Frederick T. Chapman

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      Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/05/2013
      ISBN13: 9780816678280, 978-0816678280
      ISBN10: 0816678286

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      A selection of Norwegian folktales chosen by Sigrid Undset, True and Untrue and Other Norse Tales is based on the classic folklore collected by Pieter Christian Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe—and has a story for everyone. These wonderful stories tell of worlds similar to our own, worlds with love and hate, sorrow and joy, humor and pathos.



      Trade Review
      "Delightful. The old Norse magic of trolls . . . is here, a native magic. . . . There is an interesting male counterpart of Cinderella in the Ashlad and other creations American children will be charmed to meet." —Eudora Welty, New York Times

      "Children will love this book. Its foreword should make it a ‘must’ book in any courses that are given on folklore or the literature of story telling." —Saturday Review of Literature

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