Ballads From the Danish: And Original Verses (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from Ballads From the Danish: And Original Verses

Eyes he hath like a burning brand; With his mouth he well can roar; His nails stand out, like the horns of a buck.

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Excerpt from Ballads From the Danish: And Original Verses

King Olaf and The Trolls

He set his sail for Norroway,
Saint Olaf our good king;
For Hornelummer he shaped his course
To see what luck would bring.
(Red as the ruddy gold, the sun sets over Trondhjem.)

Up and spake the steersman bold,
Stood by the lading-gear:
"At Hornelummer is no good haven,
So grim a troll dwells there:

"Eyes he hath like a burning brand;
With his mouth he well can roar;
His nails stand out, like the horns of a buck,
A good ell's length and more;

"A beard he hath like a horse's mane,
Hangs downward to his knee;
A long and loathly tail he hath;
His claws they are ill to see."

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.