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Nordic Tales
- Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark
- Narrated by: Allan Corduner, Juha Sorola
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
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Trolls haunt the snowy forests, and terrifying monsters roam the open sea.
A young woman journeys to the end of the world, and a boy proves he knows no fear.
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- Miko
- 10-11-19
A nice quiet listen
There’s something comforting about listening to fairy tales no matter your age and Allan Corduner is the perfect storybook narrator. This is an interesting collection, some Nordic versions of tales I’ve come across before (as happens with fairy tales across cultures), others completely new to me. Recommend if you want a gentle listen. Perfect for winter nights.
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- Holly
- 13-02-22
Lovely stories
Great storytelling lovely stories. Excellent audio voice not overbearing like Some can be . Would recommend Nordic Tales to adults and children very entertaining.
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- msbumble
- 31-12-21
great bedtime stories
My son and I love this, it's great fairy tales well told,
very impressed. He loves them.
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- linner
- 04-09-21
Very enjoyable!
I really enjoyed this book,it did make my laugh out loud in places!I found the narration easy to listen to and a good book for nap time!I love them ! It has left me pondering where east of the sun and west of the moon my be?! 🧝♀️🧝♂️
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- Olivia
- 14-10-19
Really fun
It was really fun listening to a book of fairy tales. I can't remember the last time someone read me a fairy tale. It was like being a kid again. And since these aren't the usual Grimm fairy tales, they weren't all stories that I knew by heart. Definitely worth checking out. I do kinda wish I could see the illustrations, but oh well.
18 people found this helpful
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- Happy Shopper
- 02-04-21
Car ride stories
My kids love these stories on long drives. Thank you for the hours memorable entertainment!
7 people found this helpful
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- pp
- 18-10-20
interesting stories for kids or adults
short book, a few interesting stories mostly for kids or adults who are fond of tales, good performance
6 people found this helpful
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- socalmgoblue
- 07-09-21
yo
awesome awesome sauce and good to go on this one awesome awesome sauce and good to go on this one
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- Cam
- 02-12-21
Delightful
Listen to this in winter drinking hot chocolate by the fireplace for an experience close to paradise.
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- tyler westerfield
- 13-09-21
Cool parallels to French, German, English tales
liked it a lot. this is just for the word count of the review.
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- Vicki Kibby
- 01-02-22
very entertaining!
The narration and tales were captivating. I could easily imagine myself listening to a storyteller in a cozy cabin in a winter forest.
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- Donna Marie Krebs-Noble
- 05-11-21
Did not expect something with no blood would be 😃
I think this was a good book
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- Rhianna78
- 01-10-21
Engaging and fun
Enjoyable stories that are amusing and interesting. A good quality narration. I highly recommend this for children and adults.
1 person found this helpful