Adapted by Anthony Ravenhall for the stage: Cleveland Theatre Company (CTC) in 1994. Directed by Anthony Ravenhall, toured Christmas 1994/5. Also toured 1996/97 Northumberland Theatre Company (NTC). Once Upon a Winter's Night, 2001, by Dennis L. McKiernan East, 2003, novel by Edith Pattou. Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow, 2009, by Jessica Day George Ice, 2009, novel by Sarah Beth Durst. Enchanted: East of the sun, West of the moon, by Nancy Madore. East of the Sun, West of the Moon, 2013, written and illustrated by Jackie Morris. A Court of Thorns and Roses, 2015, by Sarah J. Maas. Echo North, 2019, novel by Joanna Ruth Meyer. Beautiful, 2019, audiobook by Juliet Marillier. Film adaptations In the early 1980s, Don Bluth Productions began work on an animated feature film entitled East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Ultimately, the film was never made due to a loss of financial backing, even though the film was heavily into production at the time of its cancellation. Max von Sydow narrates the Rabbit Ears Productions' version of "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" to musical accompaniment by Lyle Mays. The Storyteller features the episode "The True Bride", which was directly based on a German folktale of the same name, but references this story in its ending. The heroine's love is bewitched by a female troll into forgetting her, but the prince is told the truth by the troll's prisoners. In the episode "Hans My Hedgehog" the husband also turns from a beast into a human. The themes of "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" appear in the 1991 film The Polar Bear King, also known as Kvitebjørn Kong Valemon. The story of the film is almost an exact parallel to the fairy tale. Illustrations by Kay Nielsen (1914) See also Tulisa, the Wood-Cutter's Daughter (Indian folktale) Footnotes References External links SurLaLune Fairy Tales, annotated version of East of the Sun and West of the Moon East of the Sun and West of the Moon in full length Norwegian fairy tales Scandinavian folklore Witchcraft in fairy tales Fiction about shapeshifting ATU 400-459 Asbjørnsen and Moe False hero Bears in popular culture Polar bears in popular culture