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Chap-books of the eighteenth century (1882)

Ashton, John, b. 1834 · London, Chatto and Windus · leaf 209

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188 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century. … The origin of this romance is undoubtedly Northern. The Edda of Snorro contains a similar story to that of theWelsh Giant. Thor and the giant Skrimner were travelUngtogether, and when they slept, Skrimner substituted a rock, asJack did a billet, for his person. Thor smote it with his mightyhammer,…

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