Older Tales

Full Title:  Accounts of Older Tales in one volume gathered, with commentary
A work recounting folk tales from Norlander sources, begun in 1051 by Countess Aiminia and Aldith of Tyaldi at The Low Keep
It contains a number of tales on a variety of subjects including multiple minor variants of similar tales with reflections on how the variations are shaped by the changing times and cultures of the tellers.

Introduction

A short section about the reason for the work being compiled, the importance of preserving older tales in their older and purer forms, and the inspiration for the work that being the conversation of two authors who recalled slightly different versions of very similar stories. The theory that the variations arose because of their difference in birthplace and social class, and a desire to explore the true root versions of the stories so that by discerning what changes have been made, the changes in society that prompted those changes can be deduced.

The Stories

The Man Who Fed The Wolf
Three Wishes
Mistress Sea's-Edge
Keen-Eyes and the Giant
The Dwarf and the Wheel
The Shepherd Boy and the Witch
Princess Moon and Farmer Sun
The Inn of Five Asks
Hashnam the Sailor
Penny-Loaf

Type

Manuscript, Literature

Authoring Date

1051

Authors

• Aldith
• Countess Aiminia