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Folk-Lore and Legends: Scandinavian

Name: Folk-Lore and Legends: Scandinavian
Author: Charles John Tibbits

Charles John Tibbits

Read by Sonia, Curt Troutwine, Tabea, Brandon Weston, Sarah Jump, Deon Gines, Caroline Lilyard, Claudia Wagner and Liana Leite · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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PREFATORY NOTE (1:22)
THE WONDERFUL PLOUGH (8:01)
HOW A LAD STOLE THE GIANT'S TREASURE (14:18)
TALES OF CATS (2:20)
THE MAGICIAN'S DAUGHTER (12:43)
THE HILL-MAN INVITED TO THE CHRISTENING (5:02)
THE MEAL OF FROTHI (2:59)
THE LOST BELL (9:52)
MAIDEN SWANWHITE AND MAIDEN FOXTAIL (14:34)
TALES OF TREASURE (5:52)
HOLGER DANSKE (3:25)
TALES FROM THE PROSE EDDA (8:42)
THE STRANGE BUILDER (4:05)
THOR'S JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF GIANTS and HOW THOR WENT A-FISHING (23:06)
THE DEATH OF BALDUR (8:16)
THE PUNISHMENT OF LOKI (3:54)
ORIGIN OF TIIS LAKE (2:42)
THERE ARE SUCH WOMEN (9:39)
TALES OF THE NISSES (8:51)
THE DWARFS' BANQUET (25:53)
THE ICELANDIC SORCERESSES (10:12)
THE THREE DOGS (29:11)
THE LEGEND OF THORGUNNA (15:42)
THE LITTLE GLASS SHOE (7:46)
HOW LOKI WAGERED HIS HEAD (5:07)
THE ADVENTURES OF JOHN DIETRICH (44:01)
HOW THORSTON BECAME RICH (3:27)
GUDBRAND (7:40)
THE DWARF-SWORD TIRFING (6:31)