Enlight The key to the stabbur in the tow One peasant guy decided to get married. And he wanted to find himself a wife who could spin and weave and knew a lot about cooking. The neighbors heard about this and began to marry their daughter to ... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Trolls in Hedal Forest Once upon a time, in the town of Vog, in the Gudbran Valley, there lived a poor man with his wife. They had so many children that there was not enough stew and porridge for everyone. Therefore, the el... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Wonder Maiden Once upon a time there lived a king, and he had many sons. I don’t remember exactly how many of them he had, but the youngest couldn’t sit at home - he was so eager to leave home to see the world and ... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Royal hares One old man had three sons. The eldest was called Per, the middle was Paul, and the youngest was Espen, nicknamed Sloth. Although, to tell the truth, all three were decent lazy people. They didn’t wan... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Castle of Soria Moria In one village there lived a guy named Halvor with his mother and father. He lived and had no worries, and brought a lot of grief to his parents. He sits all day near the stove and rummages through th... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Peer Gynt A long time ago, when trolls walked the earth as if they were the masters here, there lived in Kvame a hunter named Peer Gynt. Peer Gynt wandered in the mountains all year round, because in those anci... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight The devil and the landowner There lived a landowner on a rich estate, and there was no more evil and greedy person in the world. He starved the peasants who worked in his fields and tore three of their skins. And that’s why the ... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Troll at the party In Telemark, in the community of Rauland, between the villages of Urebø and Øygard, on the shores of Lake Totak, there is one valley strewn with huge boulders. It seems that someone demolished the top... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Big cat from Dovre Once upon a time there lived a man in Finnmark who caught a polar bear and took it to Denmark to the royal court. It so happened that Christmas found him on the way. He stopped near Mount Dovre, where... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Mackerel fishing I grew up by the sea. There, among the waves, I spent my early childhood on the rocky islands - skerries. My homeland is famous for its good sailors, and this is not surprising - people here get used ... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Husband-hostess Once upon a time there lived a man who was angry and despising. His wife could not please him. And it always seemed to him that she was not very busy with housework. So one day he comes home from haym... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Huldry on the farm In Ordal they say that a long time ago there lived a guy who married a huldra. The farm where that guy was from was located on the outskirts, and the Huldras often visited there. They usually came to ... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
