# Swedish fairy tales

Author: Hofberg, Herman, 1823-1883; Myers, Willard Henry, 1847-1895 [Translator]

Genre: Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73093

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Swedish+fairy+tales+Hofberg&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

It is probably known to most readers that there is a distinction between Tradition and Saga. Tradition has, or at least seems to have, to do with facts, usually designating some particular spot or region where the incident is said to have taken place, often even giving the names of actors, while the Saga is entirely free in its scope, equally as regards incident, and the time and place of its happening. Not infrequently the traditions of a people are founded upon actual historical occurrences, which, often repeated in the naïve manner of the peasantry, become, finally, folk-lore. A great many are, however, drawn from ancient myths, which, in time, become clad in historical garb, and are l...

## Chapters

- [Part 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/swedish-fairy-tales-73093/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/swedish-fairy-tales-73093/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/swedish-fairy-tales-73093/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/swedish-fairy-tales-73093/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/swedish-fairy-tales-73093/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/swedish-fairy-tales-73093/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/swedish-fairy-tales-73093/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/swedish-fairy-tales-73093/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/swedish-fairy-tales-73093/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/swedish-fairy-tales-73093/chapters/1/index.md)