Among Gnomes and Trolls

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Among Gnomes and Trolls
John Bauer - Princess Tuvstarr gazing down into the dark waters of the forest tarn. - Google Art Project.jpg
Ännu sitter Tuvstarr kvar och ser ner i vattnet ("Still, Tuvstarr sits and gazes down into the water"), one of the most noted pictures by John Bauer from Among Gnomes and Trolls, 1913

AuthorVarious
Original title
Bland tomtar och troll
IllustratorVarious
Country Sweden
Language Swedish

Among Gnomes and Trolls (Swedish : Bland tomtar och troll ), is a popular Swedish folklore and fairy tales annual and children's fairy tale anthology published since 1907. One of the most noted of the early illustrators is artist John Bauer.

Contents

Writers and illustrators

"Oh my, What a little runt! exclaimed the Troll."- The boy who was never afraid, 1912 Nej, sicken liten puttefnasker! Ropade trollet.jpg
"Oh my, What a little runt! exclaimed the Troll."- The boy who was never afraid, 1912

Founded in 1907, [1] and continuing to this very day, [2] several of the foremost Swedish authors and illustrators have worked for the annual.

The first four volumes were illustrated by John Bauer. Volume 5 (1911) was illustrated by Norwegian illustrator Louis Moe, after which Bauer resumed illustrating from 1912 to 1915 (volumes 6-9). 1916 had no issue, but the series continues in 1917, illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren and Aina Masolle, who was the series' first woman illustrator. From 1918 to 1926 Gustaf Tenggren was the sole illustrator. Between 1927 and 1980, Einar Norelius was the chief illustrator. He was succeeded by Hans Arnold. Among the writers were authors such as Hjalmar Bergman, Helena Nyblom, Margareta Ekström, Gösta Knutsson and Edith Unnerstad. [1]

Several books with extracts from the original volumes illustrated by John Bauer have been published. The first one was published in 1931 to raise money for a memorial honouring Bauer. [3]

One of the most noted pictures from "Among gnomes and trolls" by John Bauer 1913 is Ännu sitter Tuvstarr kvar och ser ner i vattnet ("Still, Tuvstarr sits and gazes down into the water"). [4]

List of tales

Complete list of the tales in the series, 1907–1910, 1912–1915, illustrated by John Bauer as well as the tales in the 1911 volume illustrated by Louis Moe. Years 1990-1993 and 1995 are illustrated by Hans Arnold. [1] [5] [6]

1907

Daniel Fallström

Harald Östenson

Anna Wahlenberg

Alfred Smedberg

P.A. Lindholm

Gurli Hertzman-Ericson

Harald Östenson

Helena Nyblom

1908

"She wandered alone for hours."-The Swan maiden, John Bauer 1908. Svanhamnen i Bland tomtar och troll, 1908..jpg
"She wandered alone for hours."–The Swan maiden, John Bauer 1908.

Helena Nyblom

Anna Wahlenberg

Sophie Linge

Cyrus Granér

Harald Östenson

1909

"Tjovik crept up onto the old troll's lap and stroked his beard."-The trolls and the gnome boy, John Bauer 1909. Men hur kommer man in i berget, fragade tomtepojken.jpg
"Tjovik crept up onto the old troll's lap and stroked his beard."–The trolls and the gnome boy, John Bauer 1909.
Vill Vallareman (a Fairy Shepherd). Vill Vallareman (a Fairy Shepherd) (John Bauer) - Nationalmuseum - 24283.tif
Vill Vallareman (a Fairy Shepherd).

Vilhälm Nordin

Cyrus Granér

Alfred Smedberg

Anna Wahlenberg

Jeanna Oterdahl

1910

Helena Nyblom

Jeanna Oterdahl

Ester Edquist

Alfred Smedberg

av Anna Wahlenberg

Vilhälm Nordin

1911

Alfred Smedberg

Jeanna Otterdahl

Gurli Hertzman-Ericson

Vilhalm Nordin

Helena Nyblom

1912

"Here is a piece of magic herb for you. Something only I can find."-The boy who was never afraid, John Bauer 1912. Har ska du fa en bit av en trollort, som ingen mer an jag kan leta ratt pa.jpg
"Here is a piece of magic herb for you. Something only I can find."–The boy who was never afraid, John Bauer 1912.

Helena Nyblom

Anna Wahlenberg

Vilhälm Nordin

Ellen Lundberg-Nyblom

Alfred Smedberg

1913

"One evening around midsummer, they went with Bianca Maria deep into the forest."-The Changeling, John Bauer 1913. The Princess and the Trolls (John Bauer) - Nationalmuseum - 24305.tif
"One evening around midsummer, they went with Bianca Maria deep into the forest."–The Changeling, John Bauer 1913.

Emil Eliason

Helena Nyblom

Helge Kjellin

Vilhälm Nordin

1914

"Once upon a time a prince was out riding in the moonlight."-The ring, John Bauer 1914. Riddaren Rider (3) by John Bauer 1914.jpg
"Once upon a time a prince was out riding in the moonlight."–The ring, John Bauer 1914.

Helena Nyblom

Elsa Beskow, illustrated by John Bauer

Anna Wahlenberg

Jeanna Oterdahl

1915

"Well, how is your appetite? mother Troll continued."-The boy and the troll or The Adventure, John Bauer 1915. Na, hur ar det med aptiten fortsatte trollmor.jpg
"Well, how is your appetite? mother Troll continued."–The boy and the troll or The Adventure, John Bauer 1915.

Jeanna Oterdahl

Walter Stenström

Emil Linders

W.E. Björk

1990 [7]

Irmelin Sandman Lilius

Hjalmar Bergman

Marie Hermanson

Britt G. Hallqvist

Folk tale

Signe Björnberg

Hugo Hamilton

Hugo Hamilton

Hugo Hamilton

Margareta Ekström

Axel Wallengren

1991 [8]

Marie Hermanson

Irmelin Sandman Lilius

Folk tale, translated by Ingegärd Martinell

Margareta Ekström

Britt G. Hallqvist

Edith Unnerstad

1992 [9]

Folk tale, translated by Ingegärd Martinell

Marie Hermansson

Erik Palm

Folk tale from South India, translated by Britt G. Hallqvist

Irmelin Sandman Lilius

Einar Norelius

Folk tale

1993 [10]

Till och från Kii-Lii

Irmelin Sandman Lilius

Viktor Rydberg

Folk tale

Britt G. Hallqvist

Marie Hermanson

Translation by Brita av Geijerstam

Folk tale

Severin Schöler

Folk tale

Bengt Anderberg

Hugo Hamilton

1995 [11]

Irmelin Sandman Lilius

Hugo Hamilton

Einar Norelius

Anna Maria Roos

Marie Hermanson

Alice Tegnér

Britt G. Hallqvist

Felix Körling

Karin Stjernholm Raeder

Gunnel Linde

Hugo Hamilton

Anna Maria Roos

Russian folk tale


Illustrated English Translation

Many of the tales, and many of the illustrations appeared in An Illustrated Treasury of Swedish Folk Tales and Fairy Tales. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bland tomtar och troll". www.jkpglm.se. Jönköpings läns museum. Archived from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  2. "Bland tomtar och troll". LIBRIS.
  3. Bauer, John (1931). John Bauers bästa: ett urval sagor ur Bland tomtar och troll åren 1907–1915. Stockholm: Åhlén & Åkerlund. OCLC   492479986.
  4. Agrenius, Helen (1996). Om konstnären John Bauer och hans värld (in Swedish). Jönköping: Jönköpings läns museum. p. 45. ISBN   91-85692-29-8 . Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. Olenius, Elsa, ed. (1966). John Bauers sagovärld: en vandring bland tomtar och troll, riddare och prinsessor tillsammans med några av våra främsta sagodiktare. Stockholm: Bonnier. ISBN   91-0-030396-8 . Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  6. Bauer, John; Bjurström, Per (1982). John Bauer: en konstnär och hans sagovärld. Höganäs: Bra Böcker i samarbete med Nationalmus. ISBN   91-38-90217-6 . Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  7. Bland tomtar och troll. Årg. 83. Sundbyberg: Semic. 1990. ISBN   978-91-552-2436-3.
  8. Bland tomtar och troll. Årg. 84. Sundbyberg: Semic. 1991. ISBN   978-91-552-2474-5.
  9. Bland tomtar och troll. Årg. 85: 85 år 1907-1992. Sundbyberg: Semic. 1992. ISBN   978-91-552-2559-9.
  10. Bland tomtar och troll. Årg. 86. Sundbyberg: Semic. 1993. ISBN   978-91-552-2596-4.
  11. Bland tomtar och troll. Årg. 88. Sundbyberg: Semic. 1995. ISBN   978-91-552-2675-6.
  12. Bauer, John Albert; Beskow, Elsa; Smedberg, Alfred; Wahlenberg, Anna; Granér, Cyrus; Nyblom, Helena; Stenström, Walter; Östenson, Harald; Björk, W. E.; Kjellin, Helge; Oterdahl, Jeanna (2019). An illustrated treasury of Swedish folk and fairy tales. Edinburgh. ISBN   978-1-78250-593-8. OCLC   1106484702.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)