Among Gnomes and Trolls

Among Gnomes and Trolls (Bland tomtar och troll), is a popular Swedish folklore and fairy tales annual and children's fairy tale anthology published since 1907. One of the most noted of the early illustrators is artist John Bauer.

Writers and illustrators
Founded in 1907, and continuing to this very day, several of the foremost Swedish authors and illustrators have worked for the annual.

The first four volumes were illustrated by John Bauer. Volume 5 (1911) was illustrated by Norwegian illustrator Louis Moe, after which Bauer resumed illustrating from 1912 to 1915 (volumes 6-9). 1916 had no issue, but the series continues in 1917, illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren and Aina Masolle, who was the series' first woman illustrator. From 1918 to 1926 Gustaf Tenggren was the sole illustrator. Between 1927 and 1980, Einar Norelius was the chief illustrator. He was succeeded by Hans Arnold. Among the writers were authors such as Hjalmar Bergman, Helena Nyblom, Margareta Ekström, Gösta Knutsson and Edith Unnerstad.

Several books with extracts from the original volumes illustrated by John Bauer have been published. The first one was published in 1931 to raise money for a memorial honouring Bauer.

One of the most noted pictures from "Among gnomes and trolls" by John Bauer 1913 is Ännu sitter Tuvstarr kvar och ser ner i vattnet ("Still, Tuvstarr sits and gazes down into the water").

List of tales
Complete list of the tales in the series, 1907–1910 and 1912–1915, illustrated by John Bauer as well as the tales in the 1911 volume illustrated by Louis Moe.

1907
Daniel Fallström
 * En inledningsdikt, ("An introductory poem")

Harald Östenson
 * Sagan om Dag och Daga och flygtrollet på Skyberget, ("The story of Dag and Daga and the flying troll on Skyberget")

Anna Wahlenberg
 * Den förtrollade skogen, ("The Enchanted Forest")

Alfred Smedberg
 * Lyckoblomman på Solberga klint, ("Lucky flower on Solberga klint")

P.A. Lindholm
 * Njunje Paggas äventyr, ("The Adventures of Njunje Pagga")

Gurli Hertzman-Ericson
 * Tomtens julafton, ("Santa's Christmas Eve")

Harald Östenson
 * Pojken som spände trollet för kälken, ("The boy who strapped the troll to the sled")

Helena Nyblom
 * Han som kunde rida i alla väder, ("He who could ride in all weathers")

1908
Helena Nyblom
 * Svanhamnen ("The Swan maiden"),

Anna Wahlenberg
 * Skinnpåsen,

Sophie Linge
 * Konungens bägare,

Cyrus Granér
 * Sagan om fiskaren Sikur och trollnätet,

Harald Östenson
 * Den mäktige i det krossande berget,

1909
Vilhälm Nordin
 * Herr Birre och trollen,

Cyrus Granér
 * Sagan om de fyra stortrollen och lille Vill-Vallareman, ("The story of the four big trolls and little Vill-Vallareman")

Alfred Smedberg
 * Trollen och tomtepojken ("The trolls and the gnome boy"),

Anna Wahlenberg
 * Tomtarna,

Jeanna Oterdahl
 * Skogsväktarne,

1910
Helena Nyblom
 * Agneta och sjökungen,

Jeanna Oterdahl
 * Prinsen utan skugga,

Ester Edquist
 * Svartjätten och den heliga ljusastaken,

Alfred Smedberg
 * Pojken som gick till vindarnas håla,

av Anna Wahlenberg
 * Trollritten,

Vilhälm Nordin
 * Pojken och tomtemössan,

1911
Alfred Smedberg
 * Den Fiffige tomten vid Alleberg,

Jeanna Otterdahl
 * Trasnidaren,

Gurli Hertzman-Ericson
 *  Brummel-Bas i Berget,

Vilhalm Nordin
 * Molnbrollopet,

Helena Nyblom
 * Skönheten och odjuret,

1912
Helena Nyblom
 * Oskuldens vandring,

Anna Wahlenberg
 * Trollkarlens kappa,

Vilhälm Nordin
 * Trollsonen som hade solögon och vart skogsman,

Ellen Lundberg-Nyblom
 * Vingas krans,

Alfred Smedberg
 * Pojken som aldrig var rädd ("The boy who was never afraid"),

1913
Emil Eliason
 * Broder Martin, ("Brother Martin")

Helena Nyblom
 * Bortbytingarna ("The Changeling"),

Helge Kjellin
 * Sagan om äldtjuren Skutt och lilla prinsessan Tuvstarr, ("The story of the old bull Skutt and the little princess Tuvstarr")

Vilhälm Nordin
 * Kvastarnas kvast, alla kvastars kung,

1914
Helena Nyblom
 * Ringen ("The ring"),

Elsa Beskow, illustrated by John Bauer
 * När trollmor skötte kungens storbyk ("When Mother Troll did the laundry for the king"),

Anna Wahlenberg
 * Drottningens halsband ("The queens necklace"),

Jeanna Oterdahl
 * Fågel Fenix vingpenna,

1915
Jeanna Oterdahl
 * En riddare red fram,

Walter Stenström
 * Pojken och trollen eller Äventyret ("The boy and the trolls or The Adventure"),

Emil Linders
 * Spelmannen som fick madonnans guldsko,

W.E. Björk
 * Guldnycklarna, ("The golden keys")

Illustrated English Translation
Many of the tales, and many of the illustrations appeared in An Illustrated Treasury of Swedish Folk Tales and Fairy Tales.