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. 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 KYFFHÄUSER 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 KRIEMHILD 109 THE COUNTESS MATILDA RESTORES THE DWARF-QUEEN TO HEALTH 115 ECKBERT'S WILD RIDE ON KUNO'S HORSE 124