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Thanks to Thiele, to Hylten-Cavallius and Stephens, and to Asbjörnsenand Moe, Scandinavian Folklore is well to the front. Its treasures aremany, and of much value. One may be almost sorry to find among them theoriginals of many of our English tales. Are we indebted to the folk ofother nations for all our folk-tales? It would almost seem so.
I have introduced into the present volume only one or two stories fromthe Prose Edda. Space would not allow me to give so much of the Edda asI could have wished.
In selecting and translating the matter for this volume, I haveendeavoured to make the book such as would afford its readers a fairgeneral view of the main features of the Folklore of the North. C.J.T.
HOW A LAD STOLE THE GIANT'S TREASURE.
THE HILL-MAN INVITED TO THE CHRISTENING.
MAIDEN SWANWHITE AND MAIDEN FOXTAIL.
THOR'S JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF GIANTS.