鈥淭丑辞谤蝉迟别颈苍.鈥 Icelandic Fairy Tales, Mrs. A. W. Hall, London: Frederick Warne and Company, 1897, pp.听46-72.
Tale Summary
Thorstein is a prince and is too kind. After his parents die he spends the entire kingdom鈥檚 budget on charity for people who don鈥檛 deserve it and everybody is miserable. He barters his kingdom away and leaves. On his journey, he encounters a farmer who is digging up the grave of a servant who was in debt to him. Thorstein gives the farmer the rest of his money to keep the grave from being disturbed. He then travels to a giant鈥檚 house and the elder giant takes Thorstein under his protection. Thorstein agrees to become the giant鈥檚 servant for a year. During this time, he is allowed inside every room in the house except one, and he is very curious about the secret room. He finally makes a key for the room and finds out that there is a young girl named Thekla imprisoned in the room. He makes a deal with the giants to free her at the end of his service, and kills the giants when they attack him on his way out. Thorstein and the maiden raid the giant鈥檚 house for treasure and catch a ride with a ship captain who works for Thekla鈥檚 father. During the journey, the captain gets jealous of Thorstein and puts him overboard on a small boat. Thorstein is saved by the ghost that was in debt to the farmer and whose grave Thorstein saved. Thorstein offers to look after Thekla鈥檚 father鈥檚 horses and the whole story comes out. Thorstein and Thekla marry and become very rich and beloved by their people.
Fairy Tale Title
Thornstein
Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)
Mrs. A. W. Hall
Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)听
E. A. Mason
Common Tale Type听
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Tale Classification
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Page Range of Tale听
pp. 46-72
Full Citation of Tale听
鈥淭丑辞谤蝉迟别颈苍.鈥 Icelandic Fairy Tales, Mrs. A. W. Hall, London: Frederick Warne and Company, 1897, pp.听46-72.
Original Source of the Tale
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Tale Notes
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Research and Curation
Emily Ray, 2021
Book Title听
Icelandic Fairy Tales
Book Author/Editor(s)听
Mrs. A. W. Hall
Illustrator(s)
E. A. Mason
Publisher
Frederick Warne and Company
Date Published
1897
Decade Published听
1890-1899
Publisher City
London
Publisher Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain