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East o’ the Sun and West o’ the Moon
East O’ the Sun and West O’ the Moon is a beautifully illustrated collection of Norwegian fairy stories—including the tale of that name—by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe, translated by Sir George Webbe Dasent. It is widely considered to be the best and happiest rendering of the tales that has appeared in the English language and will make a wonderful addition to any book collection.
Popular Tales from the Norse
A fascinating collection of Norse folk tales.
Njal's Saga
Instigated by a spiteful and selfish wife, a grim blood feud between the families of two well-to-do Icelandic landowners spirals out of control, claiming lives and property. Widely regarded as the capstone of Icelandic literary achievement, this gripping thirteenth-century saga not only recounts long and costly battles but documents Viking civic and legal institutions as well. It also presents a cogent exposition of Icelandic religious practices amid stirring tales of war and conquest. The finest English-language version available, this volume includes an informative introduction, editor's notes, and a complete chronology of events.
The Story of Gisli the Outlaw (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)
Sir George Webbe Dasent (1817-1896), was an English writer who was educated at Westminster School, King's College London, and Oxford University, where he was a contemporary of J. T. Delane. In 1840 he was appointed to a diplomatic post in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1842 he published an English translation of The Prose or Younger Edda. In 1843 he translated Rask's Grammar of the Icelandic or Old-Norse Tongue, taken from the Swedish. Returning to England in 1845 he became assistant editor of The Times under Delane. In 1853 he was appointed professor of English literature and modern history at King's College London and in 1859 he translated Popular Tales From the Norse (Norske Folkeeventyr) by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe, including in it an "Introductory Essay on the Origin and Diffusion of Popular Tales. " His most well-known work, The Story of Burnt Njal, a translation of the Icelandic Njal's Saga that he had first attempted while in Stockholm, was issued in 1861. Subsequent to a visit to Iceland in 1861-1862, he published in 1866 his translation of Gisli the Outlaw from the Icelandic.
Norse Fairy & Folk Tales
Meet gullible trolls, enterprising princesses and nefarious wizards in this treasury of 25 Norse fairy tales. Collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in the 19th century, these Norwegian stories are described by Jacob Grimm as "surpassing nearly all others." They include such well-loved tales as 'The Three Billy Goat's Gruff' and 'Taming the Shrew' and open a window into the beautiful landscapes of Norway. These funny and fantastical stories will delight the young and old.
A Grammar of the Icelandic Or Old Norse Tongue, Tr. From the Swedish of Erasmus Rask by George Webbe Dasent
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A Grammar of the Icelandic Or Old Norse Tongue
This volume contains a reprint of the English translation (1843) by Sir George Webbe Dasent of Rask s "Anvising till Islandskan eller Nordiska Fornspraket" (1818). This re-edition, with an added bio-bibliography of Rask, should enable the linguist of today to obtain a fairly rounded picture of this important 19th-century scholar who, together with Bopp and Grimm, has justly been ranked among the founding fathers of the comparative-historical study of Indo-European languages.Rasmus Kristian Rask (1787 1832) did not occupy himself with historical linguistics alone as a comparativist, but also with language as a system based on a notion of structure comprised of three key ideas: the idea of wholeness, the idea of transformation (derivation and composition), and the idea of self-regulation. He formulated theoretical and practical premises for the composition of grammars, and in this he was far ahead of his time and in closer proximity to the linguistic concerns and problems of our era. From both theoretical and pedagogical points of view, Rask s grammar of Icelandic remains a most remarkable work.
