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Popular Tales from the Norse

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The most careless reader can hardly fail to see that many of the Tales in this volume have the same groundwork as those with which he has been familiar from his earliest youth. They are Nursery Tales, in fact, of the days when there were tales in nurseries--old wives' fables, which have faded away before the light of gas and the power of steam. (Excerpt from Popular Tales from the Norse.) (17 hr 22 min)

Chapters

01 - Notice to the Second Edition

3:59

Read by thedingo

02 - Notice to the First Edition

2:40

Read by Varra Unreal

03 - Introduction Part 1: Origin

20:31

Read by TriciaG

04 - Introduction Part 2: Diffusion

50:02

Read by Andy Yu

05 - Introduction Part 3: Norse Mythology

49:52

Read by Leni

06-1 - Introduction Part 4-1: Norse Popular Tales

38:54

Read by TriciaG

06-2 - Introduction Part 4-2: Norse Popular Tales

35:41

Read by TriciaG

07 - Introduction Part 5: Conclusion

17:09

Read by Daniel W.

08 - True and Untrue

10:51

Read by Sirene Darktail

09 - Why the Sea is Salt

12:28

Read by Brian von Dedenroth

10 - The Old Dame and Her Hen

17:56

Read by Ted Nugent

11 - East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon

29:08

Read by Brian von Dedenroth

12 - Boots Who Ate a Match with the Troll

4:51

Read by David Federman

13 - Hacon Grizzlebeard

15:47

Read by Parrot

14 - Boots, Who Made the Princess Say, 'That's a Story'

4:50

Read by Carol Stripling

15 - The Twelve Wild Ducks

14:33

Read by Leni

16 - The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body

16:11

Read by Fionn Jameson

17 - The Fox as Herdsman

3:08

Read by Leni

18 - The Mastermaid

31:21

Read by TriciaG

19 - The Cat on the Dovrefell

4:13

Read by pattymarie

20 - Princess on the Glass Hill

19:40

Read by Linda Ferguson

21 - The Cock and the Hen

0:58

Read by Varra Unreal

22 - How One Went Out to Woo

1:48

Read by Clarica

23 - The Master-Smith

19:59

Read by Didier

24 - The Two Step-Sisters

16:38

Read by Sulwen

25 - Buttercup

7:43

Read by Celinda Mendoza

26 - Taming the Shrew

3:34

Read by Selvin

27 - Shortshanks

36:02

Read by Sharon Riskedahl

28 - Gudbrand on the Hill-Side

8:57

Read by Parrot

29 - The Blue Belt

26:32

Read by JohnNewman

30 - Why the Bear is Stumpy-Tailed

2:12

Read by Selvin

31 - Not a Pin to Choose Between Them

10:38

Read by JohnNewman

32 - One's Own Children Are Always Prettiest

1:16

Read by Varra Unreal

33 - The Three Princesses of Whiteland

13:41

Read by Leni

34 - The Lassie and Her Godmother

11:17

Read by Andy Yu

35 - The Three Aunts

8:19

Read by Jessica Louise

36 - The Cock, the Cuckoo, and the Black-Cock

1:19

Read by Varra Unreal

37 - Rich Peter the Pedlar

24:21

Read by Hollis Hanover

38 - Gertrude's Bird

2:28

Read by David Lawrence

39 - Boots and the Troll

11:31

Read by George Yeager

40 - Goosey Grizzel

13:48

Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)

41 - The Lad Who Went to the North Wind

6:27

Read by David Federman

42 - The Master-Thief

28:11

Read by Morgan Saletta

43 - The Best Wish

23:10

Read by Sharon Riskedahl

44 - The Three Billy-Goats Gruff

3:50

Read by Deb Cornell

45 - Well Done and Ill Paid

5:37

Read by David Federman

46 - The Husband Who Was to Mind the House

5:45

Read by Roger Melin

47 - Dapplegrim

25:56

Read by Sharon Riskedahl

48 - Farmer Weathersky

19:43

Read by Al Dano

49 - Lord Peter

15:08

Read by pattymarie

50 - The Seven Foals

16:14

Read by George Yeager

51 - The Widow's Son

22:06

Read by Sharon Riskedahl

52 - Bushy Bride / Boots and his brothers

26:58

Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)

53 - Big Peter and Little Peter

21:35

Read by webround

54 - Tatterhood

13:18

Read by Jennifer13

55 - The Cock and Hen that Went to the Dovrefell

5:20

Read by Ezwa

56 - Katie Woodencloak

24:23

Read by Kalynda

57 - Thumbikin

4:37

Read by Ezwa

58 - Doll i' the Grass

5:04

Read by Ezwa

59 - The Lad and the Devil

3:15

Read by Didier

60 - The Cock and Hen a-Nutting

8:19

Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)

61 - The Big Bird Dan

33:10

Read by webround

62 - Soria Moria Castle

25:49

Read by Sharon Riskedahl

63 - Bruin and Reynard

5:03

Read by Didier

64 - Tom Totherhouse

6:51

Read by Didier

65 - Little Annie the Goose-Girl

7:01

Read by Kalynda

66 - Introduction to Appendix

6:58

Read by Didier

67 - Why the Jack-Spaniard's Waist is Small

1:27

Read by Didier

68 - Ananzi and the Lion

6:43

Read by Lucy Perry

69 - Ananzi and the Quanqua

3:59

Read by George Yeager

70 - The Ear of Corn and the Twelve Men

5:13

Read by Leni

71 - The King and the Ant's Tree

2:01

Read by Didier

72 - The Little Child and the Pumpkin Tree

3:28

Read by Celinda Mendoza

73 - The Brother and His Sisters

5:25

Read by Clarica

74 - The Girl and the Fish

2:11

Read by Scott Carpenter

75 - The Lion, the Goat, and the Baboon

2:13

Read by Scott Carpenter

76 - Ananzi and Baboon

3:04

Read by Didier

77 - The Man and the Doukana Tree

2:19

Read by Scott Carpenter

78 - Nancy Fairy

6:01

Read by pattymarie

79 - The Dancing Gang

1:41

Read by Linda Ferguson

Bewertungen

(5 Sterne)

This is one book I am going to buy for my library of books very entertaining and a great read..

(4 Sterne)

Very entertaining, except for 7 introductions!

(5 Sterne)

great though one of the narrators could not pronounce the letter V

not great honestly

(1 Sterne)

I was disappointed that they all claimed to be Christians... all happy endings and silly fairy tales... not what I wanted personally

can't understand the reader

(1 Sterne)

section 2 switched to a female. she mumbled her words, and they ran on and on. had to stop listening

(4 Sterne)

some were terrible some mediocre and some were good. all the readers were good. even Norse reader for norse tales

Great stories! But some need to be reread.

(5 Sterne)

Great

A very complete collection, with spirited readers

(5 Sterne)