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Northern European Arabia Baltic Basque Celtic Eastern European England Finland France Germany Iceland Persia Scandinavia Spain This section of sacred-texts archives the rich literature of Sagas and Legends. These are mostly (but not all) from Northern Europe, and primarily based on legendary events and people from the Middle Ages. Many of these narratives are based on archetypal stories that date even further back in time. Northern
European
Teutonic Myth and Legend by Donald Mackenzie [1912] Arabian
Nights
The 1001 Arabian Nights (Burton, tr.) This is an
'unexpurgated' version, translated from the Arabic by the Orientalist
Sir Richard Burton. Baltic
The Hero of Esthonia by W. F. Kirby [1895] (2 vols) Baltic Wizards
by Frances Jenkins Olcott [1928] BasqueCeltic
In order to deal properly with this extensive subject, all of the Celtic texts and books now have their own page. Topics include: Ireland Eastern
European
Folk Tales
From the Russian by Verra Xenophontovna Kalamatiano de
Blumenthal [1903] EnglandAll of the texts and books about England also now have their own page. Topics include: English Folklore Finland
The
Kalevala is the national saga of Finland. Pieced together (and
embellished) by Elias Lönnrot from traditional storytellers in the late
19th Century, the tales which constitute the Kalevala show signs of
great antiquity. The Kalevala
(English) John Martin Crawford, tr. [1888] France The Song
of Roland Germany Wagner's Ring of the Niblung translated by
Margaret Armour; Illustrations by Arthur Rackham [1910]. IcelandAll of the texts and books about Icelandic lore now have their own page. Subjects include: Persia
The Shah Namah
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from the Norse by George Dasent [1904] Spain Legends and
Romances of Spain By Lewis Spence [1920] |
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