[PDF] Daulaires Trolls eBook

Author : Ingri d'Aulaire
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,19 MB
Release : 2006-10-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1590172175

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In this spectacular follow-up to their beloved Book of Norse Myths, the husband-and-wife team of Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire explore the uncanny reaches of Norse mythology, an enchanted night-world populated by trolls of all kinds—mountain trolls, forest trolls, trolls who live underwater and trolls who live under bridges, uncouth, unkempt, unbreakable, unforgettable, and invariably unbelievably ugly trolls—who work their wiles and carry on in the most bizarre and entertaining fashions. With their matchless talent as storytellers and illustrators, the d’Aulaires bring to life the weird and wonderful world of Norse mythology.

Author : Ingri D'Aulaire
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 16,73 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :

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Describes the various kinds of trolls found in Norway's mountains and relates some of the stories associated with them.

Author : Ingri d'Aulaire
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 42,27 MB
Release : 2007-09-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781590172520

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One summer’s eve Ola, Lina, Sina, and Trina leave their village to gather firewood in the forest, when they’re surprised by the hideous call of the terrible troll-bird, a giant rooster who pops up out of the treetops and swoops down to devour their beloved horse Blakken. Little does the terrible troll-bird know that in Ola, Lina, Sina, and Trina he has finally met his match: his terrible days of terrorizing are over. Before long the whole village is celebrating the monster’s demise, and even the gnomes and hulder-maidens are coming out of their hiding places in the woods to participate in a great feast. All celebration is cut short, though, with the startling appearance of two monstrous moss-grown trolls even more terrible than the terrible troll-bird himself. Luckily, the children rise to the occasion once more, saving the day before they set out on a splendid new adventure. Filled with vibrant illustrations and telling a story of childhood ingenuity and bravery, The Terrible Troll-Bird is a delightful companion to Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire’s more comprehensive books of Norwegian folklore, D’Aulaires’ Book of Norse Myths and D’Aulaires’ Book of Trolls.

Author : Ingri D'Aulaire
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 43,73 MB
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780606052214

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Describes the various kinds of trolls found in Norway's mountains and relates some of the stories associated with them.

Author : Ingri d'Aulaire
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 32,23 MB
Release : 2006-10-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781590172179

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In this spectacular follow-up to their beloved Book of Norse Myths, the husband-and-wife team of Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire explore the uncanny reaches of Norse mythology, an enchanted night-world populated by trolls of all kinds—mountain trolls, forest trolls, trolls who live underwater and trolls who live under bridges, uncouth, unkempt, unbreakable, unforgettable, and invariably unbelievably ugly trolls—who work their wiles and carry on in the most bizarre and entertaining fashions. With their matchless talent as storytellers and illustrators, the d’Aulaires bring to life the weird and wonderful world of Norse mythology.

Author : Ingri D'Aulaire
Publisher :
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 37,39 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Trolls
ISBN : 9780385043434

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Describes the various kinds of trolls found in Norway's mountains and relates some of the stories associated with them.

Author : John Lindow
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 23,47 MB
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1780233302

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Trolls lurk under bridges waiting to eat children, threaten hobbits in Middle-Earth, and invade the dungeons of Hogwarts. Often they are depicted as stupid, slow, and ugly creatures, but they also appear as comforting characters in some children’s stories or as plastic dolls with bright, fuzzy hair. Today, the name of this fantastic being from Scandinavia has found a wider reach: it is the word for the homeless in California and slang for the antagonizing and sometimes cruel people on the Internet. But how did trolls go from folktales to the World Wide Web? To explain why trolls still hold our interest, John Lindow goes back to their first appearances in Scandinavian folklore, where they were beings in nature living beside a preindustrial society of small-scale farming and fishing. He explores reports of actual encounters with trolls—meetings others found plausible in spite of their better judgment—and follows trolls’ natural transition from folktales to other domains in popular culture. Trolls, Lindow argues, would not continue to appeal to our imaginations today if they had not made the jump to illustrations in Nordic books and Scandinavian literature and drama. From the Moomins to Brothers Grimm and Three Billy Goats Gruff to cartoons, fantasy novels, and social media, Lindow considers the panoply of trolls that surround us and their sometimes troubling connotations in the contemporary world. Taking readers into Norwegian music and film and even Yahoo Finance chat rooms, Trolls is a fun and fascinating book about these strange creatures.