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[Illustration: HELGA IN THE FAIRY KING'S PARADISE. p. 154.]




    Fairy Circles

    TALES AND LEGENDS
    OF
    Giants, Dwarfs, Fairies, Water-Sprites, and Hobgoblins


    FROM THE GERMAN OF VILLAMARIA

    WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS

    London:
    MARCUS WARD & CO., 67 & 68, CHANDOS STREET
    AND ROYAL ULSTER WORKS, BELFAST
    1877




    CONTENTS.


                                             PAGE
    BARBAROSSA'S YOUTHFUL DREAM                 7
    KING LAURIN                                32
    THE DWARF OF VENICE                        54
    RHINE GOLD                                100
    THE FRIENDSHIP OF THE DWARFS--
         PART I. THE DYING DWARF-QUEEN        115
        PART II. THE FRIENDS IN THE ROCK      124
    THE FLOWER OF ICELAND                     142
    THE SEA-FAIRY                             172
    THE FAITHFUL GOBLIN                       201
    THE FALLEN BELL                           223
    THE LAST HOME OF THE GIANTS               249




    Illustrations.


                                                                    PAGE
    HELGA IN THE FAIRY KING'S PARADISE (p. 155)          _Frontispiece._
    FREDERICK TAKES LEAVE OF GELA                                      7
    BARBAROSSA IN THE HOLY LAND                                       21
    BARBAROSSA AND GELA IN THE KYFFHAeUSER                             27