The King and the Green Angelica: Stories and Poems from Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon Times

by Isabel Wyatt, Arne Klingborg (Illustrator)

The main substance of this book consists of stories of Norse heroes drawn from the collection of tales compiled by Saxo Grammaticus and other Scandinavian writers.

112 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Isabel Mary Wyatt was an English children's author, and a well-known collector and re-teller of stories for children. She spent many years teaching young children and was co-director of studies at Hawkwood College in Gloucestershire until her retirement in 1965. Some of her best-known books include The Seven-Year-Old Wonder Book, Legends of King Arthur, Magical Wonder Tales and The Kingdom of Beautiful Colours.