Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

Paul Galdone

Three billy goats must cross a bridge that shelters a mean and hungry troll in order to get to their favorite pasture.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Norwegian Folktales

Moltke Moe

Jorgen Moe

Fiabe norvegesi

Three clever billy goats outwit a big ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way to eat the sweet grass.

East of the Sun West of the Moon

East of the Sun and West of the Moon

Jørgen Engebretsen Moe

Gudrun Thorne-Thomsen

So she rode a long, long way, till they came to a great steep hill. There on the face of it the White Bear gave a knock, and a door opened, and they came into a castle, where there were many rooms all lit up, gleaming with silver and gold, and there too was a table ready laid, and it was all as grand as grand could be. Then the White Bear gave her a silver bell. When she wanted anything she had only to ring it, and she would get what she wanted at once. Well, when she had had supper and evening wore on, she became sleepy because of her journey. She thought she would like to go to bed, so she rang the bell. She had scarce taken hold of it before she came into a chamber where there were two beds as fair and white as any one would wish to sleep in. But when she had put out the light and gone to bed some one came into the room and lay down in the other bed. Now this happened every night, but she never saw who it was, for he always came after she had put out the light; and, before the day dawned, he was up and off again. So things went on for a while, the lassie having everything she wanted. But you must know, that no human being did she see from morning till night, only the White Bear could she talk to, and she did not know what man or monster it might be who came to sleep in her room by night. At last she began to be silent and sorrowful and would neither eat nor drink. One day the White Bear came to her and said: "Lassie, why are you so sorrowful? This castle and all that is in it are yours, the silver bell will give you anything that you wish. I only beg one thing of you—ask no questions, trust me and nothing shall harm you. So now be happy again." But still the lassie had no peace of mind, for one thing she wished to know: Who it was who came in the night and slept in her room? All day long and all night long she wondered and longed to know, and she fretted and pined away. So one night, when she could not stand it any longer and she heard that he slept, she got up, lit a bit of a candle, and let the light shine on him. Then she saw that he was the loveliest Prince one ever set eyes on, and she bent over and kissed him. But, as she kissed him, she dropped three drops of hot tallow on his shirt, and he woke up.

East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon

Sir George Webbe Dasent

With an Introductory Essay on the Origin and Diffusion of Popular Tales

Popular Tales from the Norse

Two Norwegians, P.C. Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe, collected folk tales and published them from 1837-1871. Here are selections from those collections.

Fairy Tales from Norway

A Time for Trolls

Jørgen Moe

A collection of Norwegian folk tales with magnificent illustrations by Kay Nielsen.

East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North (Illustrated)

East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North is a book by Jørgen Engebretsen Moe. It presents 33 Scandinavian folk tales containing witches' spells, exquisite princesses, titans, quests and the occasional evil troll.

East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North

Norske Folkeeventyr, saml. og fortalte af P.C. Asbjørnsen og J. Moe. 2en forøgede Udg. Halvdeel 1

Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales

Round the Yule Log

Boken inneholder 100 folkeeventyr som blant andre Pannekaka, Den sjuende far i huset, Mannen som skulle stelle hjemme og Per, Pål og Espen Askeladd. Peter Christen Asbjørnsen og Jørgen Moe er Norges mest kjente og kjære eventyrsamlere.

Eventyr

‘East of the Sun and West of the Moon’ is a collection of Nordic and Norwegian folklore, edited and collated by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe. The two men were so closely united in their lives’ work that their folk tale anthologies are commonly mentioned only as ‘Asbjørnsen and Moe.’ This volume contains the classic ‘East of the Sun and West of the Moon’ and ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’, alongside other lesser-known stories such as ‘The Three Princesses of Whiteland’, ‘The Widow’s Son’, and ‘The Cat on the Dovrefell’. The stories of ‘East of the Sun and West of the Moon’ are accompanied by the dazzling colour and black and white illustrations of Kay Nielsen (1886 – 1957). Nielsen was a Danish artist belonging to the golden age of illustration. He was influenced by Japanese art and the Swedish folklore – becoming a crucial participant in the Art Nouveaux movement. His art is characterised by long, swooping lines, open spaces and a certain macabre, yet ephemeral quality. Presented alongside the text, his illustrations further refine and elucidate the Asbjørnsen and Moe’s masterful storytelling. Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s literature – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

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