![]() ![]() ![]() Like the authors' other mythological works, this is less one continuous narrative, than it is a series of expository passages, together with a number of different tales. It happens also to be a book I remember with great fondness from my own childhood, and I have happy memories of poring over the illustrations, and reading and rereading the tales of the many-headed mountain trolls, beautiful hulder-maidens, and hard-working gnomes contained within. Originally published in 1972, and reprinted in 2006 by the New York Review Children's Collection, this charming introduction to the world of Norwegian trolls is not as extensive as the D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths, nor D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths (also known as D'Aulaires' Norse Gods & Giants), but it is still a delightful exploration of the legends surrounding these mythological creatures. ![]()
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