East of the Sun and West of the Moon

"East of the Sun and West of the Moon" (Østenfor sol og vestenfor måne) is a Norwegian fairy tale.

"East of the Sun and West of the Moon" was collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. It is Aarne-Thompson type 425A, the search for the lost husband; other tales of this type include "Black Bull of Norroway", "The King of Love", "The Brown Bear of Norway", "The Daughter of the Skies", "The Enchanted Pig", "The Tale of the Hoodie", "Master Semolina", "The Sprig of Rosemary", "The Enchanted Snake", and "White-Bear-King-Valemon". The Swedish version is called "Prince Hat under the Ground". It is related to both the tale of "Cupid and Psyche" in The Golden Ass and to "Beauty and the Beast".

It was included by Andrew Lang in The Blue Fairy Book.

Synopsis

The White Bear approaches a poor peasant and asks if he will give him his prettiest and youngest daughter; in return, he will make the man rich. The girl is reluctant, so the peasant asks the bear to return, and in the meantime, persuades her. The White Bear takes her off to a rich and enchanted castle. At night, he takes off his bear form in order to come to her bed as a man, although the lack of light means that she never sees him.

East of the Sun and West of the Moon (disambiguation)

East of the Sun and West of the Moon may refer to:

East of the Sun

East of the Sun may refer to:

East of the Sun (Roy Harper album)

East of the Sun is a 2001 compilation album by English folk/rock singer-songwriter Roy Harper featuring 15 of his love songs.

History

Of the songs chose for the album, Harper said;

Of the individuals referred to within (or by) the songs Harper stated,

Track listing

All tracks credited to Roy Harper

East of the Sun (Tuatara album)

East of the Sun is the fifth album from collaborative group Tuatara, and part of a double album release with West of the Moon. It is the first Tuatara album with lyrics, sung by a variety of guest vocalists.

Track listing