Enlight Per, Paul and Espen Askeladd Once upon a time there lived a man in Norway, and he had three sons - Per, Paul and Espen, nicknamed Askeladd, which means Espen the Dirty. And that man was so poor that he didn’t have a single shilli... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Gudbrand from the slope Once upon a time there lived a peasant named Gudbrand. His estate stood on a slope, and therefore they called him Gudbrand from the slope. He lived with his old woman in perfect harmony, and his wife ... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight How Mikkel and Bamse cultivated a field together One day Mikkel and Bamse decided to cultivate a field together. They dug up a piece of virgin soil in the forest and sowed rye. - How are we going to divide the harvest? - asks the bear. “Everything m... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Troll from Askhaug In the town of Vinje, in the province of Telemark, there is Lake Totak. In winter it does not freeze until Christmas. In the old days there was a small farm on the shore of this lake, and a peasant na... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Skipper and devil Skipper Arne once lived in Soknadal. He sailed across all seas and fjords on his schooner, carrying timber. It even happened to him to go to China and other distant countries. Whatever Arne undertakes... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Rooster and hen in a hazel tree One day a rooster and a hen went into the forest to get nuts. And so the chicken choked on a nutshell and lay there flapping its wings. The rooster ran to fetch water for the chicken. He ran up to the... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Who is small today is great tomorrow There lived a poor woman in the Trennelagi district. She had neither a stake nor a yard. So she and her son walked around the area and asked for alms. At first, they all begged in their parish and liv... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight East of the sun, west of the moon Once upon a time there lived a poor man with his wife. All they had was a house full of children. They always walked around in rags and hungry, and only one thing their fate did not spare them was tha... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Huldra neighbors Not far from one farm there was a hill, and the Huldra lived on that hill. People from the farm knew about this and tried to be good neighbors to the “underground people.” The owners always left food ... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Last year's porridge Once upon a time there lived a peasant guy in Nurlan, and he was getting ready to get married. And his mother was a neat woman and always kept her house clean. “I like everything around to be tidy, so... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Saint Olav and the Troll St. Olav is the most beloved saint among Norwegians, and the cathedral in Trondheim is the most beautiful in Norway. The spire of the cathedral is especially beautiful. And they tell such a legend abo... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
Enlight Fiddler Veslefrik There lived in one parish a poor man, Husman, and he had an only son, so sick and frail that he could not do any work. Moreover, he was not tall enough, and therefore the people called him Veslefrik, ... Fairy Tales Norwegian Fairy Tales
