Christian Elovius Mangor,[3] who by permission of the Danish monarch Christian VII had started a printing press in Viborg, published the first collection, Tales of the well-known Molboes' wise and brave actions, in 1771.[4] A second edition followed in 1780.[5] Over the years Molbo stories have been published in books for adults and children in several languages, including Danish,[6] Norwegian[7] and English.[8] Similar narratives are found in other cultures.