1. Norske Folkeeventyr Inspired by the example of the Grimm brothers, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe collected Norwegian fairy and folk tales. They published the collection as Norske Folkeeventyr (Norwegian Folk Tales 1845-52). In a joint letter from 1844, they describe how “an early acquaintance with your honorable Kinder- und Hausmärchen, and an intimate knowledge of the lore and life of the people in our homeland, gave us the idea … of preparing a collection of Norwegian folk tales.”

2. Norske Folkeeventyr Women apparently tended to narrate deep, mystical, and eerie themes, while men related humorous, sometimes bawdy stories. The best known characters are trolls and Askeladden, the Ash-lad. The collection was part of the project of European Romanticism to investigate and document the unique cultural heritage of nations. It was (and remains) extremely popular in Norway.

3. Trolls, and the Norwegian movie, Troll Hunter (2011) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLEo7H9tqSM

4. The Three Billy Goats Gruff

5. East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North. Kay Nielsen, illustrator. New York: George H. Doran, 1914. “East of the Sun and West of the Moon” (Aarne-Thompson type 425A, the search for the lost husband). Many elements of the tale are very similar to the Hellenistic romance of Eros and Psyche

6. East of the Sun and West of the Moon Illustration by P.J. Lynch “Snow Queen & Polar Bear,” cover illustration of " East of the Sun and West of the Moon" by Peter Asbjorsen and illustrated by Kay Nielsen.

7. Illustration by Amanda Clark The Lass and the Ice Bear

8. Kay Nielsen, illustrator. East of the Sun and West of the Moon Illustration by Rosie Lauren Smith

9. From The Fairy Tale Cookbook, Illustrated by Debby L. Carter

10. Illustration by P. J. Lynch

11. Images by Kay Nielsen, illustrator. East of the Sun and West of the Moon

12. Kay Nielsen, illustrator. And the next morning, the castle was gone and the lass was left alone in the forest wearing the rags she had arrived with.

13. Kay Nielsen, illustrator. East of the Sun and West of the Moon Edna Cooke, Illustrator.

14. Illustrated by P. J. Lynch The North Wind blows her to the Castle of the Troll Queen

15. Kay Nielsen, illustrator. East of the Sun and West of the Moon Illustration by Meghan Boody

16. At the Castle of the Troll Queen Illustrations by Mercer Mayer

17. Kay Nielsen, illustrator. East of the Sun and West of the Moon

18. Recent novels based on “East of the Sun, West of the Moon”

19. More recent novels based on a girl and her polar bear.

20. Film The Golden Compass, From Phillip Pullman’s trilogy, His Dark Materials (1995-2000)

21. Trailer for The Subtle Knife: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iTryZRjiXEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iTryZRjiXE