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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
    VRENELI IN KING LAURIN'S ROSE-GARDEN                              32
    KING LAURIN IN VRENELI'S COTTAGE                                  43
    THE DWARF OF VENICE TAKES HIS DEPARTURE FOR HIS NATIVE LAND       54
    HANS SEES KING LAURIN'S KINGDOM IN THE MAGIC MIRROR               63
    HANS RECEIVES A HEARTY WELCOME FROM AN OLD FRIEND                 92
    HACO THROWS THE TREASURE OF THE NIBELUNGEN INTO THE RHINE        100
    CHARLEMAGNE MEETS WITH