The trolls in this collection of Norwegian folktales are spectacularly gruesome: one hag keeps her head under her arm, another's gargantuan nose must be tucked into a belt! But multiple-headed monsters and trolls with trees growing on their heads are no match for the resourceful children (or billy goats) who refuse to be victims. Evil is defeated by courage and quick wits, or sometimes by an act of kindness that brings an unexpected reward. Traditional woodcut illustrations.