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Title: Icelandic Fairy Tales

Original Publication: United Kingdom: Frederick Warne & Co.,1897.

Contents: The legend of the king's three sons -- Helga -- Thorstein -- Sigurd -- Lineik and Laufey -- The five brothers -- Hermod and Hadvör -- Ingebjörg -- Hans -- The giantess and the granite boat -- Greybeard -- Litill, Tritill, the birds, and the peasant lad -- Laughing Ingibjörg -- The three peasant maidens -- The fair and the dark Isolde -- Prince Hlini -- Fertram and Hildur.

Credits: Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Summary: "Icelandic Fairy Tales" by Mrs. Angus W. Hall is a collection of enchanting short stories, translated and edited in the late 19th century. The tales derive from Norse legends and feature a unique twist on classical fairy tale tropes, particularly emphasizing strong and resourceful female characters, such as princesses and peasant maidens, who often rescue their male counterparts. Each story imbues a rich moral lesson while celebrating the whimsical creativity characteristic of folklore. The beginning of the collection introduces the premise of these fairy tales through a preface that explains the choice to adapt native stories for a juvenile audience, ensuring that they remain engaging and appropriate without losing their original charm. The first tale, "The Legend of the King's Three Sons," sets the stage with a royal family facing the challenge of finding a suitable husband for their beloved daughter, Isolde. The story follows the three princes as they embark on quests to retrieve the most valuable gifts, leading to unexpected turns that highlight themes of valor, love, and sacrifice, thus foreshadowing the enchanting narratives that will unfold throughout the anthology. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Hall, Angus W., Mrs.

Illustrator: Mason, Ernold A., 1859-1955

EBook No.: 67085

Published: Jan 2, 2022

Downloads: 450

Language: English

Subject: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Children's stories

Subject: Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Folklore -- Iceland

Subject: Iceland -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Fairy tales -- Iceland

LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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2025-08-25T10:30:53Z Icelandic Fairy Tales

This edition has images.

Title: Icelandic Fairy Tales

Original Publication: United Kingdom: Frederick Warne & Co.,1897.

Contents: The legend of the king's three sons -- Helga -- Thorstein -- Sigurd -- Lineik and Laufey -- The five brothers -- Hermod and Hadvör -- Ingebjörg -- Hans -- The giantess and the granite boat -- Greybeard -- Litill, Tritill, the birds, and the peasant lad -- Laughing Ingibjörg -- The three peasant maidens -- The fair and the dark Isolde -- Prince Hlini -- Fertram and Hildur.

Credits: Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Summary: "Icelandic Fairy Tales" by Mrs. Angus W. Hall is a collection of enchanting short stories, translated and edited in the late 19th century. The tales derive from Norse legends and feature a unique twist on classical fairy tale tropes, particularly emphasizing strong and resourceful female characters, such as princesses and peasant maidens, who often rescue their male counterparts. Each story imbues a rich moral lesson while celebrating the whimsical creativity characteristic of folklore. The beginning of the collection introduces the premise of these fairy tales through a preface that explains the choice to adapt native stories for a juvenile audience, ensuring that they remain engaging and appropriate without losing their original charm. The first tale, "The Legend of the King's Three Sons," sets the stage with a royal family facing the challenge of finding a suitable husband for their beloved daughter, Isolde. The story follows the three princes as they embark on quests to retrieve the most valuable gifts, leading to unexpected turns that highlight themes of valor, love, and sacrifice, thus foreshadowing the enchanting narratives that will unfold throughout the anthology. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Hall, Angus W., Mrs.

Illustrator: Mason, Ernold A., 1859-1955

EBook No.: 67085

Published: Jan 2, 2022

Downloads: 450

Language: English

Subject: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Children's stories

Subject: Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Folklore -- Iceland

Subject: Iceland -- Juvenile fiction

Subject: Fairy tales -- Iceland

LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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