Viking Folk & Fairy Tales

by Jake Jackson (Foreword), Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir (Foreword)

A joyful mix of folklore and fairy tales from Scandinavia, mining the Viking heritage for common sense of the everyday folk.

Character-forming moral fables, Viking and Nordic folk and fairy tales take the magic of the natural world and combine it with the practical common sense of the everyday. Good folk are rewarded for their hard work, the honest and the faithful are valued by the gods in a series of themed treasured tales of Bravery, Beasts and Animals, Transformation and Trickery, Trolls and Giants, Tales of Wind, Snow and Sea, all collected in a gorgeous gold-foiled and embossed hardback to treasure and enjoy.

The Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic Stories and Epic Tales collections bring together the entire range of myth, folklore and modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories, the books in Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure.

Genres: Mythology

432 pages, Hardcover

First published October 24, 2023

About the author

SF and dark fantasy author but also a writer/creator of practical music books - Beginner's Guide to Reading Music, Guitar Chords, Piano Chords, Songwriter’s Rhyming Dictionary and How to Play Guitar. Other publications include Advanced Guitar Chords, Advanced Piano Chords, Chords for Kids, How to Play the Electric Guitar, Piano & Keyboard Chords, Scales and Modes and Play Flamenco. Also editor of Mythology books 

Released EP Jakesongs on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, LastFM, etc and on CDBaby. Lifelong passion for fantastic worlds of any kind, from movies to fiction, art to music, posters, album and paperback book covers.

Jake Jackson is the artist name for Nick Wells, Publisher of Flame Tree Press / Flame Tree Publishing.

Reviews

[Dan Nelson · Rating 3 out of 5]

First, Very few of these should be labeled as Viking. they are Scandinavian and most are the middle ages and on,
Second, the style left me cold except for the Troll stories. I am not sure why. But there is one story that I REALLY LOVE. "The origin of Tiis Lake".

[S · Rating 4 out of 5]

There were some tales I recognized, and I found some new favorites. The title may say "Viking Folk & Fairy Tales", however, Viking is specifically referring to Norsemen who served as part-time warriors. The stories found in the book are more aligned with the Nordic people, some of whom were Vikings.

[Gillian Thompson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn’t finish it because I lost interest but it is a decent book and I would still recommend it to people. It just wasn’t for me. I got about a third of the way through.

[Michael Leonard · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for the winter holidays. Full of wonderful tales and stories. Learn the origin stories of the Golden goose and also Snow white.
Viking stories and Giants and other creatures creep along the pages. Great to read to the kids or to yourself with hot cocoa or hot tea, your favorite chair and blanket. The dog and cat may listen if you read this magical book aloud.