The Other Side of the Fairy Tales
The Other Side of the Fairy Tales brings together forgotten, dark, and strange Norwegian folktales that differ from the most famous and polished classics. Here readers meet trolls, hulders, giants, bewitched princes, cunning farmhands, and fearless heroes in stories full of…
Before the World Had a Name
Before the sun, before humankind, before time itself, there was Ginnungagap. In the darkness between fire and ice, the primordial giant Ymir wakes to life. From his body springs forth an entire race, but also the powers that will one day bring him down. When Odin and his…
Ginnungagap
A magnificent retelling of Norse cosmology: creation, the war of the gods, the web of fate—and Ragnarok. For the first time, the whole story is gathered together.
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Ravn Forlag is today launching five new books by S. A. Robbestad, with releases ranging from dark Norwegian folk tales and Norse mythology to psychological short stories and histor...
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Behind the polished classics lies a darker and wilder storytelling tradition. This collection brings forth Norwegian folk tales as they might once have been told around the campfir...
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