Twigmuntus, Cowbelliantus, Perchnosius

folktale · Sweden · Scandinavian

A clever farmer's lad determines to win the king's daughter by outwitting the king and his seven learned professors. On his journey, a twig hits him (Twigmuntus), a cow bellows (Cowbelliantus), and a perch bites his nose (Perchnosius). When the professors finish their learned gibberish, he stumps them with these three nonsense words.

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