Fairy Circles

CONTENTS. PAGEBarbarossa's Youthful Dream. 7King Laurin. 32The Dwarf of Venice. 54Rhine Gold: 100The Friendship of the Dwarfs. PART I. The Dying Dwarf-Queen 115PART II. The Friends of the Rock 124The Flower of Iceland. 142The Sea-fairy. 172The Faithful Goblin. 201The Fallen Bell. 223The Last Home of the Giants. 249. Illustrations. . Helga in the Fairy King's Paradise (p. 155) Frontispiece.Frederick takes leave of Gela 7Barbarossa in the Holy Land 21Barbarossa and Gela in the Kyffhäuser 27Vreneli in King Laurin's Rose-Garden 32King Laurin in Vreneli's Cottage 43The Dwarf of Venice takes his Departure for his Native Land 54Hans sees King Laurin's Kingdom in the Magic Mirror 63Hans receives a hearty Welcome from an Old Friend 92Haco throws the Treasure of the Nibelungen into the Rhine 100Charlemagne meets with Kriemhild 109The Countess Matilda restores the Dwarf-Queen to Health 115Eckbert's Wild Ride on Kuno's Horse 124Kuno listens to the Wise Man's Talk 134Helga at her Mother's Feet 142In Helga's Heart Memory ceased to thrill 155The Old Man beside the Corpse of Antonio 172Antonio in the Crystal Castle 178Antonio lays the dead Maiden in her last Resting-place 189First Acquaintance with Puck 201Gero caught Puck suddenly and set him before him on his Saddle 212The Storm hurls the Bell into the Stream 223The Water-elf and the little Soul on the Raft of Water-lilies 238Aslog returns to her Father 249Guru awakes the Rock to Life 269