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Page 456
... carry you away over roof and tower ( see chap . XXXI . , Tann- häuser ; and Suppl . ) . Accordingly , when a Hessian nursery- tale ( no . 13 ) makes three haule - männerchen appear , these are henchmen of Holle , elves in her retinue ...
... carry you away over roof and tower ( see chap . XXXI . , Tann- häuser ; and Suppl . ) . Accordingly , when a Hessian nursery- tale ( no . 13 ) makes three haule - männerchen appear , these are henchmen of Holle , elves in her retinue ...
Page 457
... carried home in the same way ; found next day a heap of old silver vessels brought by the vettr . ] In Finland the vulgar opinion holds , that under the altars of churches there live small mis - shapen beings called kirkonwäki ( church ...
... carried home in the same way ; found next day a heap of old silver vessels brought by the vettr . ] In Finland the vulgar opinion holds , that under the altars of churches there live small mis - shapen beings called kirkonwäki ( church ...
Page 458
... carry me away ; but if you don't let me go , none of your posterity will attain the greatness you enjoy , but will go from bad to worse . ' Which afterwards came true . Biörn secured the bergsmith , and had him put in prison at Bohus ...
... carry me away ; but if you don't let me go , none of your posterity will attain the greatness you enjoy , but will go from bad to worse . ' Which afterwards came true . Biörn secured the bergsmith , and had him put in prison at Bohus ...
Page 459
... carrying . ' He bid the farmer look over his right shoulder , who then saw the whole wide field full of little wichtelmen . Said the wichtel : For a thousand years we have dwelt in the Dosenberg , our time is up now , we must away to ...
... carrying . ' He bid the farmer look over his right shoulder , who then saw the whole wide field full of little wichtelmen . Said the wichtel : For a thousand years we have dwelt in the Dosenberg , our time is up now , we must away to ...
Page 468
... carried her off . When they got to their cave , one dwarf fell in love with her , and she was to marry him ; but first the dwarfs were going to bid the other dwarfs to the wedding , in the meantime the girl was to make the house clean ...
... carried her off . When they got to their cave , one dwarf fell in love with her , and she was to marry him ; but first the dwarfs were going to bid the other dwarfs to the wedding , in the meantime the girl was to make the house clean ...
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