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Title: Fairy Circles

Author: Villamaria


Release date: April 28, 2012 [eBook #39560]

Language: English

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Fairy Circlies
Tales and Legends


HELGA IN THE FAIRY KING'S PARADISE.
p. 154.


Fairy Circles

Tales and Legends

OF

Giants, Dwarfs, Fairies, Water-Sprites, and Hobgoblins

FROM THE GERMAN OF VILLAMARIA

WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS

London:
MARCUS WARD & CO., 67 & 68, CHANDOS STREET
And ROYAL ULSTER WORKS, BELFAST
1877

 

CONTENTS.

  PAGE
Barbarossa's Youthful Dream. 7
King Laurin. 32
The Dwarf of Venice. 54
Rhine Gold: 100
The Friendship of the Dwarfs.  
PART I. The Dying Dwarf-Queen 115
PART II. The Friends of the Rock 124
The Flower of Iceland. 142
The Sea-fairy. 172
The Faithful Goblin. 201
The Fallen Bell. 223
The Last Home of the Giants. 249

 

Illustrations.

  PAGE
Helga in the Fairy King's Paradise (p. 155) Frontispiece.
Frederick takes leave of Gela 7
Barbarossa in the Holy Land 21
Barbarossa and Gela in the Kyffhäuser 27
Vreneli in King Laurin's Rose-Garden 32
King Laurin in Vreneli's Cottage 43
The Dwarf of Venice takes his Departure for his Native Land 54
Hans sees King Laurin's Kingdom in the Magic Mirror 63
Hans receives a hearty Welcome from an Old Friend 92
Haco throws the Treasure of the Nibelungen into the Rhine 100
Charlemagne meets with Kriemhild 109
The Countess Matilda restores the Dwarf-Queen to Health 115
Eckbert's Wild Ride on Kuno's Horse 124
Kuno listens to the Wise Man's Talk 134
Helga at her Mother's Feet 142
"In Helga's Heart Memory ceased to thrill" 155
The Old Man beside the Corpse of Antonio 172
Antonio in the Crystal Castle 178
Antonio lays the dead Maiden in her last Resting-place 189
First Acquaintance with Puck 201
"Gero caught Puck suddenly and set him before him on his Saddle" 212
The Storm hurls the Bell into the Stream 223
The Water-elf and the little Soul on the Raft of Water-lilies 238
Aslog returns to her Father 249
Guru awakes the Rock to Life 269