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Parchment-style illustration of the biggest Billy-Goat Gruff defeating the troll on a bridge, Norwegian folktale scene.

The Three Billy-Goats Gruff: The Brave Brothers of Norway

November 5, 2025

Northern European Folktales·Norwegian Folktales·Scandinavian Folktales

In the rugged east of Norway, where tall mountains cast long shadows over deep green valleys, there lived three brothers known as the Billy-Goats Gruff. They were strong, shaggy, and full of spirit, the smallest was no larger than a lamb, the middle one sturdier and bolder, and the eldest great and mighty, with horns curved like polished steel. Explore

Parchment-style artwork of the prince holding the giant’s heart-egg near a Norwegian castle, folktale scene.

Northern European Folktales·Norwegian Folktales·Scandinavian Folktales

The Giant Who Had No Heart: Norwegian Folktale

Far to the north, where the mountains rise like jagged crowns and the valleys lie deep beneath veils of mist, there once lived a giant whose cruelty was known across all the lands. This giant had no heart in his body. Because of that, he could never be wounded, never