Lord Peter and Little Kerstin

<p>A collection of medieval Swedish narrative ballads in a new English verse translation.</p><p><br></p><p>It was foreseen that Little Kerstin would drown on her wedding morning. Lord Peter sets sail even though he was warned to avoid the sea. Sir Olof happens upon an elf-dance on the day before his wedding. Little Kerstin falls for the Mountain King and runs away with him to live in the high fells.</p><p><br></p><p>The ballads in this book tell tales of love and death kings and knights and the supernatural spirits of the water and the woods. These lyrical songs were part of a tradition in Scandinavia that combined folk music and storytelling. These new translations make these medieval Swedish folk ballads accessible to an English-speaking audience.</p>