The Troll with No Heart in His Body
and Other Tales of Trolls from Norway
retold by Lise Lunge-Larsen
woodcuts by Betsy Bowen 1999
Most Americans are familiar with trolls from the story of the Billy Goats Gruff, but trolls are an integral part of Scandinavian folklore as much as the fairies and little folk of Irish legends. Lunge-Larsen does a commendable job with the introduction and the blurbs of information provided for each story. Betsy Bowen's accompanying woodcut illustrations are also quite striking.
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