Description: Here is a book titled "An Isle of Sagas : Legends and Folklore from Gotland" by John Nihlén. Published by Gotlands Turistförening (The Touring club of Gotland), Visby, Gotland. 1931. CONTENTSPrefaceThe Guta SagaHow legend came trueA problem relating to the population of Gotland 1500 years agoThe Götar and the Imperial throne of GreeceThe god Tor in GotlandTor's Journey to ÖstergarnsholmHow Tor frightened the Old Man of HoburgWhen Waldemar Atterdag plundered VisbyThe Agreement with the WitchWhen Waldemar's fleet cameTowards VisbyWhen the Wall fellThe three beer tubs were filled with silverWaldemar in perilThe Maiden who was buried aliveWhen Waldemar's treasure sank into the deepTrojeborgThe Pirate's daughter and TrojeborgWhen the clergyman took the golden chalice from the goblinsThe stone women at BroThe golden waggon at GuldrupeThe dragon's hoardThe saga about Volund, the mastersmithTor, the warriorThe evil TakstenarA drama at The Maiden's Cliff 1000 years agoThe fairies' nurslingThe gnome who had been wandering for 300 yearsIt happened on Thursday nightThe gnome who got a fish-gig through his bodyWhen a mermaid had a son by a peasantWhen the fairy was taken inWhen the Mermiad went a-wooingThe laughing stone figureThe Devil and the BailiffThe bridal shoe in the church of BungeThe Robber Lilja 8 1/2 by 5 3/4 inches. 54 pages. Hardback in gray cloth covered boards with black lettering to the front and the original price in Krona and Dollars stamped on the back. A few rust-coloured marks and small stains to the cloth, with some diagonal creases on the front and back boards, as well as the endpapers. There is a small knock to the top edge of the back board. Slight gutter pull between page 32 and 33 (see photo). Some very slight bending to the contents and the odd minor crinkle from reading. The top edge of the textblock is a bit dusty and spotted, the contents is slightly age toned but clean.
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Binding: Hardback
Personalised: No
Place of Publication: Visby
Non-Fiction Subject: Folklore
Signed: No
Publisher: The Touring Club of Gotland
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1931
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: John Nihlen
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region: Sweden
Country/Region of Manufacture: Sweden
Unit Quantity: 1
