Project Gutenberg 2009-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 110 Borrow, George 1803 1881 Borrow, George Henry Wise, Thomas James 1859 1937 Wise, Thomas J. (Thomas James) The Dalby Bear, and Other Ballads The Dalby bear -- Tygge Hermandsen -- The wicked stepmother. Transcribed from the 1913 Thomas J. Wise pamphlet by David Price. Many thanks to Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, UK, for kindly supplying the images from which this transcription was made "The Dalby Bear, and Other Ballads" by George Borrow is a collection of folk ballads written in the early 20th century. Reflecting a blend of traditional storytelling and poetic form, the book delves into themes of adventure, love, and supernatural transformations. It captures the essence of tales from folklore with a rich narrative style characteristic of Borrow's work. The book opens with "The Dalby Bear," where a bear terrorizes the locals until a knight vows to help break the bear's curse, revealing a prince trapped in animal form due to his stepmother's malice. The subsequent ballads introduce various characters and their romantic and heroic exploits, such as Sir Tygge Hermandsen, who is thwarted in his attempts to fetch his bride, leading to unexpected twists in love. The collection weaves these narratives to highlight human emotions, relationships, and the resilience of the spirit against malevolent forces, ultimately celebrating love and redemption. Each ballad serves as a standalone story, yet they are connected through themes of fate and human folly. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Poetry Ballads PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 40639 2025-08-12T04:29:22.914894 text/html 37234 2009-06-04T02:14:05 text/html 96632 2025-08-12T04:29:27.754868 application/epub+zip 95118 2025-08-12T04:29:25.617872 application/epub+zip 77220 2025-08-12T04:29:24.555887 application/epub+zip 214668 2025-08-12T04:29:29.205894 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205043 2025-08-12T04:29:27.098853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157300 2022-09-13T11:25:10.458055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31415 2025-08-12T04:29:22.526880 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31372 2009-06-04T02:13:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31055 2009-06-04T02:14:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21084 2025-08-12T04:29:29.355844 application/rdf+xml 16650 2025-08-12T04:29:25.046873 image/jpeg 4275 2025-08-12T04:29:24.801878 image/jpeg 11045 2009-06-04T02:14:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 12384 2009-06-04T02:14:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 11001 2009-06-04T02:14:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 95689 2025-08-12T04:29:22.919899 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia