Asbjørnsen and Moe
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812-85) and Jørgen Moe (1813-82) lived in Norway, and are famed for their collection of Norwegian folk-tales. They became friends at an early age, and were inspired by the work of the Grimm brothers. Some of their collected tales came from their own childhood memories, and others came from country people they met. Many of their tales have close similarities to tales from other countries, such as those of the Grimms and Andersen, but they also reflect characteristics of old Norse mythology.
Of all their tales, perhaps those best known today are The Three Billy Goats Gruff and East of the Sun and West of the Moon.
Currently available from Books for Learning is Asbjørnsen and Moe's famous story The Three Billy Goats Gruff, adapted for early Grade 2 and above.
A list of tales collected by Asbjørnsen and Moe:
Best Wish, The
Big Bird Dan, The
Big Peter and Little Peter
Blue Belt, The
Boots and his Brothers
Boots and the Troll
Boots who Ate a Match with the Troll
Boots who Made the Princess Say, 'That's a Story'
Bruin and Reynard
Bushy Bride
Buttercup
Cat on the Dovrefell, The
Cock and Hen, The
Cock and Hen A-Nutting, The
Cock and Hen that Went to the Dovrefell, The
Cock, the Cuckoo, and the Black-Cock, The
Dapplegrim
Doll i' the Grass
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Farmer Weathersky
Fox as Herdsman, The
Gertrude's Bird
Giant who had No Heart in his Body, The
Goosey Grizzel
Gudbrand on the Hill-Side
Hacon Grizzlebeard
How one went Out to Woo
Husband who was to Mind the House
Katie Woodencloak
Lad and the Deil, The
Lad who went to the North Wind, The
Lassie and her Godmother, The
Little Annie the Goose Girl
Lord Peter
Mastermaid, The
Master-Smith, The
Master Thief, The
Not a Pin to Choose Between Them
Old Dame and her Hen, The
One's Own Children are Always Prettiest
Pancake [cf. Gingerbread Man]
Princess on the Glass Hill
Rich Peter the Pedlar
Seven Foals, The
Shortshanks
Soria Moria Castle
Taming the Shrew
Tatterhood
Three Aunts, The
Three Billy Goats Gruff, The
Three Princesses of Whiteland, The
Thumbikin
Tom Totherhouse
True and Untrue
Twelve Wild Ducks, The
Two Step-Sisters, The
Well Done and Ill Paid
Why the Bear is Stumpy-Tailed
Why the Sea is Salt
Widow's Son, The
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