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See also Thorpe, vol. iii. p. 101, translating Kuhn und Schwartz, and Grimm. Kuhn und Schwartz, pp. 220, 222; Grimm, "Teut. Myth." pp. 953, 954. Meier, pp. 122, 123; Jahn, p. 248; Grimm, "Teut. Myth." p. 961; Thorpe, vol. ii. p. 91, from Afzelius. In an Austrian märchen the Sleeping Host is a host of serpents. The king slept on a crystal table in the centre.
He did not ask Downie, neither would she have been able to answer. The old lady knew the story well, but he told it just the same. Then Anne-Marie remembered that Maurits had laughed at his uncle because in all his house he only had two books, and those were Afzelius' "Fairy Tales" and Nösselt's "Popular Stories for Ladies." "But those he knows," Maurits had said.
The Company offered annual premiums to encourage the building of farm-houses, stock-rearing, and growing provisions and exportable produce. Under Dr. Afzelius, afterwards Professor at Upsal, who first studied the natural history of the peninsula, they established an experimental garden and model farm.
It would be interesting to know why England is assigned as the home of these perturbed spirits. Thorpe, vol. ii. p. 69, quoting Afzelius; Haltrich, p. 15; Hapgood, p. 214; Meier, "Volksmärchen," p. 39; Baring-Gould, p. 575. No authority is given by Mr. Baring-Gould, and I have been unable to trace the Hessian tale; but I rely on his correctness.
Jannsen, vol. i. p. 53; Thorpe, vol. iii. p. 70, quoting Afzelius, vol. ii. p. 29, quoting Müllenhoff. "Am Urds-Brunnen," vol. vi. p. 58.
"I have no idea of what is meant by Mr. Hartland's reference to Arendal. Possibly it may concern something in the museum there, but of which I never heard. Thorpe, vol. ii. p. 144, quoting Thiele. Thorpe, vol. ii. p. 91, quoting Afzelius. Waldron, pp. 28, 106. Train, vol. ii. p. 154; and see a note by Harrison to his edition of Waldron, p. 106.
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