Fairy tales – Nasjonalmuseet

The collection is full of illustrations of the Norwegian traditional fairy tales.

18 objects

Far, far away Soria Moria Palace shimmered like Gold

"Why don't you come over and give an Old Hag a Helping Hand?" Illustration for "Herding the King's Hares"

The Water Sprite

The Seventh Father in the Horn

Then they both laughed heartily

"Have you ever sat softer, have you ever seen clearer?" "No, never", she said ("White-Bear-King-Valemon")

The Princess picking Lice from the Troll

Butterball

The Ash Lad and the Bear

The Marriage of the Princess and the Ash Lad

Soria Moria Palace

"We have an Ox so Big that, when someone is sitting on each Horn blowing a Lure, one can't hear the other!"

Forest Troll

She covers the whole country

The old Hag with Her Head under Her Arm

Sea Monster

The Sea Monster

So they begged and pestered the guard

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