Among Gnomes and Trolls

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.
For the 1986 Sveriges Radio's Christmas calendar, see Bland tomtar och troll (radio programme).

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.

Writers and illustrators

"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 volumes had illustrations by John Bauer who was succeeded by Gustaf Tenggren. Between 1927 and 1980, Einar Norelius was the chief illustrator. 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 and 1912–1915, illustrated by John Bauer.[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.

Helena Nyblom

Anna Wahlenberg

Sophie Linge

Cyrus Granér

Harald Östenson

1909

"Tjovik crept up onto the old trolls lap and stroked his beard."–The trolls and the gnome boy, John Bauer 1909.

Vilhälm Nordin

Cyrus Granér

Alfred Smedberg

Anna Wahlenberg

Jeanna Oterdahl

1910

Helena Nyblom

Jeanna Oterdahl

Ester Edquist

Alfred Smedberg

av Anna Wahlenberg

Vilhälm Nordin

1912

"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.

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.

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.

Jeanna Oterdahl

Walter Stenström

Emil Linders

W.E. Björk

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bland tomtar och troll". www.jkpglm.se. Jönköpings läns museum. 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. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  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.
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